Clade Afrotheria Stanhope et al. 1998 (placental)
Synonym: Afroplacentalia
Parent taxon: Placentalia according to J. R. Wible et al. 2007
See also Asher and Helgen 2010, Madsen et al. 2001, Phillips et al. 2001, Waddell et al. 2001 and Waddell et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Americatheria, Atlantogenata, Boreoeutheria, Educabilia, Epitheria, Exafroplacentalia, Ineducabilia, Pahelia, Petrolemuridae, Tingamarra, Ungulatomorpha, Chiroptera, Insectivora, Mutilata
Subtaxa: Afroinsectiphilia Ocepeiidae Paenungulatomorpha Pseudoungulata Tethytheria
Ecology: scansorial insectivore