Macroscelidea (order)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Mammalia (class)
Descripción
Order containing five species in one family, characterized by long noses, mouse-like tails, long limbs, large canine teeth, and high-crowned cheek teeth like those of ungulates.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- elephant shrew order [en]
- jumping shrew order [en]