Mammaliaformes Rowe 1988, nom. cl. inval. see Clade Mammaliaformes Rowe 1988 [Rowe 2020]
   [crown] Mammalia Linnaeus 1758 [Rowe 1988], nom. cl. inval. see Clade Mammalia Linnaeus 1758 [Rowe 2020]
     Theriimorpha Rowe 1993
       Theria Parker & Haswell 1897 [McKenna 1975] see Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
         Eutheria Gill 1872 [O'Leary, Allard, Novacek, Meng & Gatesy 2004] see Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
           Placentalia Owen 1837 [O'Leary, Allard, Novacek, Meng & Gatesy 2004] see Cohort Placentalia Owen, 1837
             Epitheria McKenna 1975
               Afrotheria Stanhope, Waddell, Madsen, de Jong, Hedges, Cleven, Kao & Springer 1998 see Magnorder Afrotheria Stanhope, Waddell, Madsen, de Jong, Hedges, Cleven, Kao & Springer, 1998
                 Afroinsectivora Waddell, Kishino & Ota 2001 see Mirorder Afroinsectivora Waddell, Kishino & Ota, 2001
                   Afrosoricida Stanhope 1998
                     Tenrecidae Gray 1821
                       1[16] †Protenrec tricuspis Butler & Hopwood, 1957
                       2[16] †Erythrozootes chamerpes Butler & Hopwood, 1957
                       3[16] †Parageogale aletris
                       4 Echinops telfairi Martin, 1838 - lesser hedgehog-tenrec