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Erinaceomorpha
- Order of the ex-order Insectivora
- Consists the Family Erinaceidae
- hedgehogs
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Erinaceidae
- Family of the Order Erinaceomorpha
- hedgehogs
- 1. pelage w/ spines or coarse hair
- 2. zygomatic arch present, complete
- 3. 1st upper incisor large
- 4. quadrituberculate
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Soricomorpha
- Order within the Infraclass Eutheria
- Consists of the Families Soricidae and Talpidae
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Soricidae
- Family within the Order Soricomorpha
- Shrews
- 1. condyloid process of lower jaw w/ 2 condyles
- 2. No zygomatic arch
- 3. No ossified auditory bulla
- 4. 1st upper incision large, hooked, w/ cusp @ proximal base of tooth
- 5. diastema
- 6. Red cusps
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Talpidae
- Family within the Order Soricomorpha
- Moles
- 1. forefeet broad, paddle-shaped, adapted for digging
- 2. Complete zygomatic arch
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Macroscelidea
- Order within the Infraclass Eutheria
- Consists of the Family Macrosceldidae
- Elephant shrews
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Macrosceldidae
- Family within the Order Macroscelidea
- Elephant shrews
- 1. Palate contains a series of large perforations
- 2. Very small
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Scandentia
- Order within the Infraclass Eutheria
- Consists of the Family Tupaiidae
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Tupaiidae
- Family of the Order Scandentia
- Tree shrews
- 1. No palatial perforations (unlike elephant shrews)
- 2. Postorbital process large, contacting zygomatic arch to form complete postorbital bar
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Dermoptera
- Order of the Infraclass Eutheria
- Consists of the Family Cynocephalidae (colugos)
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Cynocephalidae
- Family of the Order Dermoptera
- Colugos
- 1. Comb-like incisors
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