Eulipotyphla

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Eulipotyphla is an order of small insectivorous mammals that includes shrews, moles, hedgehogs, and related species.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Insectivora 5
Eulipotyphla canonical 4
Erinaceidae 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of mammals
taxonomic rank
characteristic high metabolic rate
pointed snout
primarily nocturnal
sharp teeth
small body size
class Mammalia
commonName eulipotyphlans
containsExtinctTaxa true
containsLivingTaxa true
describedAs order of small insectivorous mammals
diet insectivorous
omnivorous
distribution absent from Antarctica
absent from Australia
worldwide except polar regions
ecologicalRole insect predator
soil aeration via burrowing
habitat fossorial
semi-aquatic
terrestrial
historicalClassification Eulipotyphla self-linksurface differs
surface form: Insectivora
includes desmans
gymnures
hedgehogs
moles
shrews
solenodons
includesFamily Eulipotyphla self-linksurface differs
surface form: Erinaceidae

Nesophontidae
Solenodontidae
Soricidae
Eulipotyphla self-linksurface differs
surface form: Talpidae
infraclass Eutheria
kingdom Animalia
monophyletic true
partOf Mammalia taxonomy
phylum Chordata
recognizedBy modern mammalogy
redefinedFrom Eulipotyphla self-linksurface differs
surface form: Insectivora
reproductiveMode viviparous
sensoryAdaptation poor eyesight in many species
well-developed olfaction
subclass Theria
superorder Laurasiatheria
taxonRank order
thermoregulation endothermic

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eutheria includes Eulipotyphla
Laurasiatheria includesTaxon Eulipotyphla
Laurasiatheria hasMember Eulipotyphla
George Edward Dobson specializedIn Eulipotyphla
this entity surface form: Insectivora
Eulipotyphla includesFamily Eulipotyphla self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Talpidae
Eulipotyphla includesFamily Eulipotyphla self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Erinaceidae
Eulipotyphla historicalClassification Eulipotyphla self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Insectivora
Eulipotyphla redefinedFrom Eulipotyphla self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Insectivora
Scandentia onceClassifiedAs Eulipotyphla
this entity surface form: Insectivora
Afrosoricida historicallyMisclassifiedAs Eulipotyphla
this entity surface form: Insectivora
Macroscelidea distinguishedFrom Eulipotyphla
this entity surface form: Soricomorpha
Pyrenean desman order Eulipotyphla