Afrosoricida

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order of mammals

Afrosoricida is an order of small insectivorous mammals, including tenrecs and golden moles, primarily found in Africa and Madagascar.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Afrosoricida canonical 2
Tenrecidae 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of mammals ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName afrosoricids ⓘ
conservationConcern some species threatened by habitat loss ⓘ
containsSpeciesWithLifestyle arboreal ⓘ
fossorial ⓘ
semi-aquatic ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ
diet insectivorous ⓘ
ecologicalRole insect predator ⓘ
soil aeration through burrowing ⓘ
habitat forest ⓘ
grassland ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
subterranean habitats ⓘ
terrestrial habitats ⓘ
hasCharacteristic adaptations for digging in golden moles ⓘ
elongated snout in many species ⓘ
often reduced vision ⓘ
small eyes in many species ⓘ
spiny or bristly pelage in some tenrecs ⓘ
hasMember Chrysochloris asiatica ⓘ
Echinops telfairi ⓘ
Tenrec ecaudatus ⓘ
historicallyMisclassifiedAs Eulipotyphla ⓘ
surface form: Insectivora
includesCommonGroup golden moles ⓘ
tenrecs ⓘ
includesFamily Chrysochloridae ⓘ
Afrosoricida self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tenrecidae
infraclass Eutheria ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion quadrupedal ⓘ
namedAfter African origin of many species ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
primaryDistribution Africa ⓘ
Madagascar ⓘ
relatedTo other afrotherian orders ⓘ
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation enhanced olfactory senses in many species ⓘ
enhanced tactile senses in many species ⓘ
superorder Afrotheria ⓘ
taxonRank order ⓘ
thermoregulation endothermic ⓘ
typicalBodySize small ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Eutheria → includes → Afrosoricida ⓘ
Afrotheria → hasMember → Afrosoricida ⓘ
Afrosoricida → includesFamily → Afrosoricida self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tenrecidae