Clockwise from upper left: Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus), European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), European mole (Talpa europaea), and ornate shrew (Sorex ornatus)
Eulipotyphla is an order of placental mammals which includes hedgehogs, gymnures, moles, shrew moles, desmans, solenodons, and shrews. Members of this order are called eulipotyphlans. The order currently comprises 486 extant species, which are grouped into 53 genera. Eulipotyphlans live worldwide with the exceptions of Australia and all but northern South America, and in a variety of habitats, particularly forests, shrublands, and grasslands, but also including savannas, wetlands, deserts, and rocky areas. They come in a variety of body plans in contrasting shapes and sizes, and range in size from the Etruscan shrew, at 3 cm (1 in) plus a 3 cm (1 in) tail to the moonrat, at 46 cm (18 in) plus a 30 cm (12 in) tail.
Eulipotyphla is divided into four families: Erinaceidae, containing the hedgehogs and gymnures; Solenodontidae, containing the solenodons; Soricidae, containing the shrews; and Talpidae, containing the moles, shrew moles, and desmans. Erinaceidae has twenty-four species split between the Erinaceinae subfamily of hedgehogs and the Galericinae subfamily of gymnures. Solenodontidae has only two species. Soricidae has 418 species split btween the Crocidurinae subfamily of white-toothed shrews, the Myosoricinae subfamily of African shrews, and the Soricinae subfamily of red-toothed shrews. Talpidae has 45 species split between the Scalopinae subfamily of moles, the Talpinae subfamily of moles, shrew moles, and desmans, and the Uropsilinae subfamily of shrew moles. The exact organization of the species is not fixed, with many recent proposals made based on molecular phylogenetic analysis. No species have been recorded as going extinct since 1500 CE, but over 50 species, or more than 10 percent of all eulipotyphlans, are considered endangered or critically endangered.
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