Classification of the subfamily Macroscelidinae

Subfm. Macroscelidinae Bonaparte 1838
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Tr. Elephantulini Dumbacher et al. 2016
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G. Elephantulus Thomas and Schwann 1906
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Elephantulus brachyrhynchus Smith 1834 [Short-snouted elephant shrew]
Elephantulus edwardii Smith 1839 [Cape elephant shrew]
Elephantulus fuscipes Thomas 1894 [Dusky-footed elephant shrew]
Elephantulus fuscus Peters 1852 [Dusky elephant shrew]
Elephantulus intufi Smith 1834 [Bushveld elephant shrew]
Elephantulus myurus Thomas and Schwann 1906 [Eastern rock elephant shrew]
Elephantulus revoili Huet 1881 [Somali elephant shrew]
Elephantulus rufescens Peters 1878 [Rufous elephant shrew]
Elephantulus rupestris Smith 1831 [Western rock elephant shrew]
Invalid names: Elephantomys Broom 1938 [synonym]
G. †Hiwegicyon Butler 1984
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†Hiwegicyon juvenalis Butler 1984
G. Nasilio Thomas and Schwann 1906
G. †Palaeothentoides Stromer 1932
Tr. Macroscelidini Bonaparte 1838
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G. Macroscelides Smith
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Macroscelides proboscideus Shaw 1800 [Short-eared elephant shrew]
Invalid names: Diposorex Blainville 1838 [synonym], Eumerus Saint-Hilaire 1829 [synonym], Macroscelis Fischer 1830 [synonym], Rhinomys Lichtenstein 1831 [synonym]
G. †Metoldobotes Schlosser 1910
G. Petrodromus Peters 1846
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Petrodromus tetradactylus Peters 1846 [four-toed elephant shrew]
Invalid names: Cercoctenus Hollister 1916 [synonym], Mesoctenus Thomas 1918 [synonym]
G. Petrosaltator Dumbacher et al. 2016
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Petrosaltator rozeti Duvernoy 1833 [North african elephant shrew]
G. †Miosengi Grossman and Holroyd 2009 [sengi]
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†Miosengi butleri Grossman and Holroyd 2009
G. †Pronasilio Butler 1984
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†Pronasilio ternanensis Butler 1984
Invalid names: Rhynchocyonini Gill 1872 [empty]