After Tabuce, Coiffait, Coiffait, Mahboubi, & Jaeger, 2001, and Holroyd, 2010
<==o Macroscelidea Butler, 1956 [Macroscelides Peters, 1864; Macroscelidiformes Kinman, 1994] (elephant shrews, sengis; norsupäästäiset; sengit,) `--o Macroscelididae Bonaparte, 1838 (norsupäästäiset) |--o †Herodotiinae Simons, Holroyd & Bown, 1991 | |-- †Nementchatherium senarhense Tabuce, Coiffait, Coiffait, Mahboubi, & Jaeger, 2001 | `--+-- †Chambius kasserinensis Hartenberger, 1986 | `-- †Herodotius pattersoni Simons, Holroyd & Bown, 1991 `--+-- †Metoldobotes stromeri Schlosser, 1910 [Metoldobotinae Simons, Holroyd & Bown, 1991] `--o Macroscelididae Bonaparte, 1838 sensu stricto (nykynorsupäästäiset; Recent macroscelideans) |--o Rhynchocyoninae Gill, 1872 (jättiläisnorsupäästäiset) | |--o Miorhynchocyon Butler, 1984 [Rhynchocyon Peters, 1847] | | |-- †M. clarki (Butler & Hopwood, 1969) [Rhynchocyon clarki Butler & Hopwood, 1969] | | |-- †M. rusingae (Butler, 1969) [Rhynchocyon rusingae (Butler, 1969)] | | `-- †M. gariepensis Senut, 2003 | `--o Rhynchocyon Peters, 1847 | |-- R. chrysopygus Günther, 1881 (kultajättiläishyppypäästäinen) | |-- R. cirnei Peters, 1847 (täpläjättiläishyppypäästäinen) | |-- R. petersi Bocage, 1880 (tummajättiläishyppypäästäinen) | `-- R. udzungwensis (harmaanaamajättiläishyppypäästäinen) `--+--+-- †Mylomygale spiersi Broom, 1948 [Mylomygalinae Broom, 1948] | `--o †Myohyracinae Andrews, 1914 | |-- †Myohyrax oswaldi Andrews, 1914 [incl. M. doederleini Stromer, 1926] | `-- †Protypotheroides beetzi Stromer, 1922 [Myohyrax osborni Hopwood, 1929; Myohyrax beetzi Whitworth, 1954] `--o Macroscelidinae Bonaparte, 1838 [Macroscelinae] (varsinaiset norsupäästäiset) |?- †Miosengi butleri Grossman & Holroyd, 2009 |?- †Pronasilio ternanensis Butler, 1984 |?- †Palaeothentoides africanus Stromer, 1932 `--+-- †Hiwegicyon juvenalis Butler, 1984 `--+--+--o Macroscelides proboscideus (Shaw, 1800) A.Smith, 1829 (lyhytkorvahyppypäästäinen) | | |-- †M. p. vagans | | `-- M. p. proboscideus | `--+-- Petrodromus tetradactylus Peters, 1846 (nelivarvashyppypäästäinen) | `-- “Elephantulus” rozeti (Duvernoy, 1833) (norsupäästäinen) `--o Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann, 1906 [Nasilio Corbet, 1973] |?- E. revoili (Huet, 1881) (somalianhyppypäästäinen) |-- †E. antiquus Broom, 1948 |--+-- E. myurus Thomas & Schwann, 1906 (idänkalliohyppypäästäinen) | `-- E. edwardii (A.Smith, 1839) (kapmaanhyppypäästäinen; Cape Elephant Shrew) `--+-- E. rufescens (Peters, 1878) (punahyppypäästäinen) `--+--o E. fuscus (Peters, 1852) [Nasilio fuscus (Peters) Corbet, 1973] (tummahyppypäästäinen) | |-- †E. f. leakeyi Butler & Greenwood, 1976 | `-- E. f. fuscus (Peters, 1852) |-- E. fuscipes (Thomas, 1894) (tummajalkahyppypäästäinen) |-- E. brachyrhynchus (A.Smith, 1839) (lyhytkuonohyppypäästäinen) `--+-- E. rupestris (A.Smith, 1831) (lännenkalliohyppypäästäinen) |-- †E. broomi Corbet & Hanks, 1968 [E. langi Broom, 1937] `-- E. intufi (A.Smith, 1836) (Bushvel Elephant Shrew)
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