dcsimg
 
  en  
names in breadcrumbs
Image of Rufous elephant shrew
… » Animals » … » Vertebrates » … » Synapsids » … » Cynodonts » Mammals » …

Elephant Shrews

Macroscelididae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Macroscelididae
Family recognized by Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Macroscelididae
Family recognized by Barcode of Life Data Systems, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia AST, GBIF classification, wikipedia AF, Wikidata, PBDB in DwCA, WikiData Mammalia Branch, and Wikimedia Commons
Macroscelididae
Genus recognized by Protists in Singapore
Macroscelididae
Recognized by iNaturalist, South Atlantic Species List, North Atlantic Species List, Somalia Species List, South Africa Species List, Swaziland Species List, Uganda Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Kenya Species List, Malawi Species List, Morocco Species List, Mozambique Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Botswana Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Algeria Species List, Angola Species List, IUCN Structured Data, Namibia Species List, NMNH Mammals, AnAge, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology DwCA, Wildfinder (WWF), Egypt Species List, Dynamic Hierarchy Synonyms, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Furui 2020, and Flickr Group

Alternative Names

Brachyrhynchocyon Senut 2008
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hiwegicyon Butler 1984
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hypsorhynchocyon Senut 2008
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Macroscelidae
Misspelling according to PBDB in DwCA
Macroscelididae
Harvest ancestor according to GBIF classification, AnAge articles, Pantheria, PBDB in DwCA, Global Biotic Interactions, NMNH type specimens, and TreatmentBank
Mylomygale Broom & Schepers 1946
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Palaeothentoides Stromer 1932
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Petrosaltator Rathbun & Dumbacher 2016
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pronasilio Butler 1984
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

Elephant Shrews
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
elephant shrews preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
elephant shrew
prefer
Recognized by PBDB in DwCA

Afrikaans

Klaasneuse preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Albanian

Macroscelidea preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Arabic

زبابات الفيل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Armenian

ցատկամկներ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Belarusian

Скакунчыкавыя preferred
Recognized by Wikidata
Скакунчыкі
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata (prefers this name)

Bulgarian

слонски земеровки preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Catalan; Valencian

Musaranyes elefant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Chinese

象鼩科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Czech

Bércouni preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Danish

Springspidsmus preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Dutch; Flemish

Springspitsmuizen preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Esperanto

Makrosceliduloj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Finnish

Hyppypäästäiset preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Galician

Macroscelideos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Georgian

ხტუნიასებრნი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

German

Rüsselspringer preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Hebrew

חדפי פיל preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Hungarian

Luteoviridae preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Indonesian

Celurut gajah preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Japanese

ハネジネズミ科 preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語, Furui 2020, and Wikidata

Kazakh

Секіргіштер preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Korean

코끼리땃쥐 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Lingua Franca Nova

Macroselideo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Navajo; Navaho

Chį́į́hnézí nahatʼeʼígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Norwegian

Springspissmus preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Persian

حشره‌خوار جهنده preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Polish

Ryjoskoczki preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Portuguese

Musaranho-elefante preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Russian

прыгунчики preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
прыгунчиковые
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata (prefers this name)
слоновые землеройки
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Scots

Elephant shrew preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Serbian

Surlaste rovčice preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Swahili

Sengi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Swedish

Springnäbbmöss preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Thai

หนูผีช้าง preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
เซงกิ
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
เซงกิส
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Turkish

Fil sivri fareleri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ukrainian

Слонові землерийки preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Unspecified

ukanoleem preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Vietnamese

Chuột chù voi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Azb

ماکروسلیدیده preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

En Ca

Elephant shrew preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

En Gb

Elephant shrew preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Cn

象鼩科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata
show 40 more languages
hide 40 languages

Curated hierarchies for Macroscelididae

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Afrotheria
Macroscelidea
Macroscelididae (this page)
Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906
Macroscelides A. Smith 1829
Petrodromus Peters 1846
Rhynchocyon Peters 1847
Adapisoricidae
Amphilemuridae

WikiData Mammalia Branch

Placentalia
Macroscelidea
Macroscelididae (this page)
Elephantulus
Galegeeska
Herodotiinae
Macroscelides
Macroscelidinae
Mylomygale
Mylomygalinae
Myohyracinae
Petrodromus
Rhynchocyon
Adapisoricidae
Apheliscidae
Dormaaliidae
Louisinidae
EOL is hosted by: