The order Insectivora (from Latin insectum "insect" and vorare "to eat") in the past was used as a scrapbasket for a variety of small to very small, relatively unspecialised, insectivorous mammals. The taxonomy has been refined in recent years, and treeshrews, elephant shrews, and colugos have now been placed in separate orders. Molecular evidence also indicates that golden moles and tenrecs should be separated as a new order Afrosoricida comprising Chrysochloridae (golden moles) and Tenrecidae (tenrecs). Other evidence now indicates that even Erinaceidae (hedgehogs), Solenodontidae and Nesophontidae should also be placed in separate orders.

Traditionally, the golden moles of southern Africa and the tenrecs of Madagascar and Africa were grouped with the hedgehogs, shrews and moles in the Lipotyphla. However, there have always been minority opinions suggesting that Tenrecomorpha, or at least the golden moles, are not true Lipotyphlans.

• ORDER INSECTIVORA
  • Family Erinaceidae
    • Subfamily Erinaceinae: hedgehogs
    • Subfamily Hylomyinae: moonrats and gymnures
  • Family Soricidae
    • Subfamily Crocidurinae: white-toothed shrews
    • Subfamily Soricinae: red-toothed shrews
    • Subfamily Myosoricinae: African white-toothed shrews
  • Family Talpidae
    • Subfamily Desmaninae: desmans
    • Subfamily Talpinae: moles
    • Subfamily Uropsilinae: shrew moles
  • Family Solenodontidae: solenodons
  • Family Nesophontidae: extinct West Indian shrews

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teacher said moles and shrews belong order insectivora when they are now classified as Soricomorpha, I wonder if I'll get the points anyways
Ffluwsivart (Travis Wulff) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:55:24 -0000
teacher said moles and shrews belong order insectivora when they are now classified as Soricomorpha, I wonder if I'll get the points anyways
.@osmarjardim (RE: Birds are insectivora. I will change my food. Insects! Argh!) Just add them to my soup - extra protein. lol
tWordBird (Wordy Holiday Birdie) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:07:47 -0000
.@osmarjardim (RE: Birds are insectivora. I will change my food. Insects! Argh!) Just add them to my soup - extra protein. lol
@tWordBird Birds are insectivora. I will change my food. Insects! Argh!
osmarjardim (Osmar Jardim) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:04:42 -0000
@tWordBird Birds are insectivora. I will change my food. Insects! Argh!
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rangerevanindyo (levania nabileeh :D) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:57:44 -0000
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