Soricomorpha [1] Temporal range: Early Paleocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Southern short-tailed shrew
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Lipotyphla
Suborder:	Soricomorpha Gregory 1910 [2]
Families
† Heterosoricidae † Nesophontidae † Nyctitheriidae Solenodontidae Soricidae Talpidae

Soricomorpha (from Greek "shrew-form") is a formerly used taxon within the class of mammals. In the past it formed a significant group within the former order Insectivora. However, Insectivora was shown to be polyphyletic and various new orders were split off from it, including Afrosoricida ( tenrecs, golden moles, otter shrews), Macroscelidea (elephant shrews), and Erinaceomorpha ( hedgehogs and gymnures), with the four remaining extant and recent families of Soricomorpha shown here then being treated as a separate order. Insectivora was left empty and disbanded. ^[1]

Subsequently, Soricomorpha itself was shown to be paraphyletic, because Soricidae shared a more recent common ancestor with Erinaceidae than with other soricomorphs. ^[3] The combination of Soricomorpha and Erinaceidae, referred to as order Eulipotyphla, has been shown to be monophyletic. ^[4]

Living members of the group range in size from the Etruscan shrew, at about 3.5 cm and 2 grams, to the Cuban solenodon, at about 32 cm and 1 kg.

• Soricomorpha
  • Family Soricidae (shrews)
    • Subfamily Crocidurinae: (white-toothed shrews)
    • Subfamily Soricinae: (red-toothed shrews)
    • Subfamily Myosoricinae: (African white-toothed shrews)
  • Family Talpidae: ( moles and close relatives)
    • Subfamily Scalopinae (New World moles and close relatives)
    • Subfamily Talpinae (Old World moles and close relatives)
    • Subfamily Uropsilinae (Chinese shrew-like moles)
  • Family Solenodontidae: solenodons (rare primitive eulipotyphlans of the Caribbean; two extant species)
  • Family † Nesophontidae: West Indian shrews (recently extinct eulipotyphlans of the Caribbean)
  • Family † Heterosoricidae
    • genus † Atasorex
    • genus † Dinosorex
    • genus † Domnina
    • genus † Gobisorex
    • genus † Heterosorex
    • genus † Ingentisorex
    • genus † Lusorex
    • genus † Paradomnina
    • genus † Quercysorex
  • Family † Nyctitheriidae

References

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