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Erinaceomorpha

mammal order
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  • Common Eurasian shrew (Sorex araneus).
    insectivore
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    Order Erinaceomorpha23 species in 1 family. 4 fossil families contain 15 genera and 9 additional genera unallocated to families dating to the Early Paleocene Epoch. The group’s evolutionary relationship with other lipotyphlans and even with other mammalian orders is unresolved. Moles (family Talpidae) are sometimes…

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    Order Erinaceomorpha23 species in 1 family. 4 fossil families contain 15 genera and 9 additional genera unallocated to families dating to the Early Paleocene Epoch. The group’s evolutionary relationship with other lipotyphlans and even with other mammalian orders is unresolved. Moles (family Talpidae) are sometimes…

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