Structured Summary
Abstract
A placental mammal superorder that contains ELEPHANTS; MANATEES; DUGONGS; SIRENIANS; HYRAXES; AARDVARKS; elephant shrews (Macroscelidea); TENRECS; Golden moles (Chrysochloridae). Largely classified based on DNA sequence afrotherian mammals are diverse in morphology but share some common anatomical features (e.g., appearance of four‐lobed ALLANTOIS and long and mobile snout).
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
Synonyms
12 entry terms
- Afrotheres
- Afrotherian Mammals
- Afrotherian Mammal
- Mammal, Afrotherian
- Chrysochloridae
- Elephant Shrews
- Golden Moles
- Macroscelidea
- Elephant Shrew
- Golden Mole
- Mole, Golden
- Shrew, Elephant
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
18 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.
MeSH Record
History Note
2022
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Eutheria (1999-2021)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Number
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Afrotheria. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000091122. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000091122
- Afrotheria. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrotheria
- Afrotheria. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27399