Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Afrosoricida Stanhope, 1998
       Suborder Tenrecomorpha Butler, 1972
         Family Tenrecidae Gray, 1821 - tenrecs
           Subfamily Oryzorictinae Trouessart, 1879
             Genus Microgale Thomas, 1882 - shrew-tenrecs
               Microgale brevicaudata G. Grandidier, 1899 - short-tailed shrew-tenrec