Afrotheria
A placental mammal superorder that contains ELEPHANTS; MANATEES; DUGONGS; SIRENIANS; HYRAXES; AARDVARKS; elephant shrews (Macroscelidea); TENRECS; Golden moles (Chrysochloridae). Largely classified based on DNA sequence afrotherian mammals are diverse in morphology but share some common anatomical features (e.g., appearance of four‐lobed ALLANTOIS and long and mobile snout).
Year introduced: 2022
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Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.250
MeSH Unique ID: D000091122
Registry Number: txid311790
Entry Terms:
- Afrotheres
- Afrotherian Mammals
- Afrotherian Mammal
- Mammal, Afrotherian
- Macroscelidea
- Elephant Shrews
- Elephant Shrew
- Shrew, Elephant
- Chrysochloridae
- Golden Moles
- Golden Mole
- Mole, Golden
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