Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Mammalia - (Order) Afrosoricida

Subsequent positions

Tenrecoidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821

Original entries

Questionably Geogalinae (Subfamily) Trouessart, 1879
Questionably Oryzorictinae (Subfamily) Trouessart, 1879
Questionably Potamogalinae (Subfamily) Allman, 1865
Questionably †Protenrecinae (Subfamily) Butler, 1969
Questionably Tenrecinae (Subfamily) Gray, 1821

Current position

Tenrecomorpha (Suborder) Butler, 1972

Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 26).

Alternative positions

Afrosoricida (Order) Stanhope, 1998	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 443.
Insectivora (Order) Bowdich, 1821	Ref: R. Hutterer, 1993: 70.
Lipotyphla (Suborder) Haeckel, 1866	Ref: A.F. DeBlase, 1982: 1023.
Tenrecoidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 293.
Tenrecomorpha (Infraorder) Butler, 1972	Ref: A.V. Lopatin, 2006: S384.

Historical positions

Tenrecomorpha (Suborder) Butler, 1972	Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 26).
Afrosoricida (Order) Stanhope, 1998	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 443.
Tenrecomorpha (Suborder) Butler, 1972	Ref: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2011: 56.
Tenrecomorpha (Infraorder) Butler, 1972	Ref: A.V. Lopatin, 2006: S384.
Tenrecomorpha (Suborder) Butler, 1972	Ref: G.N. Bronner & P.D. Jenkins, 2005: 72.
Afrosoricida (Order) Stanhope, 1998	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 400.
Tenrecoidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 293.
Insectivora (Order) Bowdich, 1821	Ref: 1995
Insectivora (Order) Bowdich, 1821	Ref: R. Hutterer, 1993: 70; 4.
Insectivora (Order) Bowdich, 1821	Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 25.
Tenrecoidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 631.
Lipotyphla (Suborder) Haeckel, 1866	Ref: A.F. DeBlase, 1982: 1023.
Tenrecoidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: W. Fiedler et al., 1973: 614.

Number of Subtaxa

2025	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	8g;27s;2ss; ‡1g; †3g;4s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 21 Jun 2022	[8g;27s;2ss; ‡1g; †3g]
2011	D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder: 56	10g;31s
2005	G.N. Bronner & P.D. Jenkins	[10g;30s;2ss]
1997	M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell	[10g; †3g]
1993	R. Hutterer	10g;24s
1991	G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill	[10g];~23s
1982	A.F. DeBlase	3sf;[11g;[<]35s]