†Palaeoscaptor Matthew and Granger 1924 (hedgehog)
Mammalia - Lipotyphla - Erinaceidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1924. New insectivores and ruminants from the Tertiary of Mongolia, with remarks on the correlation. American Museum Novitates 105:1-7
Parent taxon: Erinaceidae according to B.-Y. Wang and Z.-X. Qiu 2004
Sister taxa: Amphechinus, Auroralestes, Brachyericinae, Cedrocherus, Dartonius, Dimylechinus, Entomolestes, Erinaceinae, Galericinae, Galerix, Hylomyinae, Lanthanotherium, Leipsanolestes, Litolestes, Neurogymnurus, Oncocherus, Parvericius, Proterix, Stenoechinus, Tupaiodontinae, Untermannerix, Messelina
Subtaxa: Palaeoscaptor acridens, Palaeoscaptor gigas, Palaeoscaptor rectus, Palaeoscaptor tenuis
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore