Order - Afrosoricida
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Eutheria
Order: Afrosoricida
Name derivation: “African shrewmouse”
Suborder: Chrysochloridea
- Family: Chrysochloridae (21 species - golden moles)
- Family: Tenrecidae (31 species - tenrecs)
- Family: Potamogalidae (3 species - otter shrews)
Suborder: Tenrecomorpha
- Family: Tenrecidae (27 species - tenrecs)
- Family: Potamogalidae (3 species - otter shrews)
Genus Count: 20
Species Count: 55
Notes: Based on Catalogue of Life as of March 2025.