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Afrotheria ( / æfroʊˈθɪəriə / from Latin Afro- "of Africa" + theria "wild beast") is a superorder of mammals, the living members of which belong to groups that are either currently living in Africa or of African origin: golden moles, elephant shrews (also known as sengis), otter shrews, tenrecs, aardvarks, hyraxes, elephants, sea cows ...
This ancient radiation of African mammals, the Afrotheria, includes seven groups with little superficial resemblance to each other: the elephants, sea cows, and hyraxes; the aardvark and sengis (or elephant-shrews), and the golden moles and tenrecs.
Mar 14, 2022 · Early molecular phylogenies based on protein sequences for eye lens crystallins hinted at a close relationship between subsets of what is now Afrotheria, such as paenungulates plus aardvarks or paenungulates plus elephant shrews.
From the Afrotheria Wikipedia page: Afrotheria is a clade of mammals, the living members of which belong to groups that are either currently living in Africa or [are] of African origin... They share few anatomical features but many are partly or entirely African in their distribution
Sirenia. All these lineages have African origins, but some have expanded their ranges beyond Africa. Order Afrosoricida. Until very recently, this order was part of the large (>400 species) order called Insectivora.
Nov 12, 2023 · Recapitulating the evolution of Afrotheria: 57 genes and rare genomic changes (RGCs) consolidate their history. Systematics and biodiversity 8 (3): 395–408. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2010.484436 [corrigendum in Systematics and biodiversity 10 (1): 125. (2012) DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2012.665662] Vernacular names [edit]
Organization. References. Afrotheria. The Afrotheria is a group of mammals, (a superorder or a clade ). It includes the golden moles, elephant shrews, tenrecs, aardvarks, hyraxes, elephants and manatees. Biologists made this group based on DNA sequence analysis. [1] . Afrotheria are one of four major groups in the Eutheria ( placental mammals).
