Macroscelididae

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Macroscelidea
Familia: Macroscelididae
Genera: Elephantulus - Macroscelides - Petrodromus - Rhynchocyon - †Miosengi

Name

Macroscelididae Bonaparte, 1838

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Česky: Bércouni
Dansk: Springspidsmus
Deutsch: Rüsselspringer
English: Elephant Shrews
Nederlands: Springspitsmuizen
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Springspissmus
Polski: Ryjoskoczki
Português: Musaranho-elefante
Svenska: Springnäbbmöss

References

* Macroscelididae on Mammal species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat. 2: 111.