Eulipotyphla
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Eulipotyphla is an order of small insectivorous mammals that includes shrews, moles, hedgehogs, and related species.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Insectivora | 5 |
| Eulipotyphla canonical | 4 |
| Erinaceidae | 1 |
| Soricomorpha | 1 |
| Talpidae | 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.
this entity surface form:
Insectivora
this entity surface form:
Talpidae
this entity surface form:
Erinaceidae
this entity surface form:
Insectivora
this entity surface form:
Insectivora
this entity surface form:
Insectivora
this entity surface form:
Insectivora
this entity surface form:
Soricomorpha