Family Scalopidae (insectivoran)
Parent taxon: Insectivora according to E. D. Cope 1889
Sister taxa: Apatemyoidea, Arvaldus, Centetoidea, Erinaceota, Heterosoricidae, Mixodectoidea, Myogalidae, Mythomyidae, Potamogalidae, Proteutheria, Pseudictops, Talpoidea, Tupaiiformes
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore