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Crocidura olivieri (African giant shrew)

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Crocidura olivieri was named by Lesson (1827). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. hosfildi, C. obtusa, C. tarfayaensis, C. aithiops, C. dolichura, C. nana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Crocidura olivieri Lesson
2005Crocidura olivieri Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilyCrocidurinaeMilne Edwards 1874
genusCrociduraWagler 1832
speciesolivieriLesson 1827

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Crocidura olivieri Lesson 1827 [African giant shrew]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available