Macroscelides

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Macroscelidea
Familia: Macroscelididae
Genus: Macroscelides
Species: Macroscelides proboscideus

Name

Macroscelides A. Smith, 1829

Type species: Macroscelides typus A. Smith, 1829

Synonyms

* Eumerus I. Geoffroy, 1829
* Macroscelis Fisher, 1830
* Rhinomys Lichtenstein, 1831

References

* Macroscelides on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Zool. J. Lond. 4: 435.