Full reference: M. C. McKenna. 1975. Toward a phylogenetic classification of the Mammalia. Phylogeny of the Primates, Plenum Publishing, New York 21-46
Parent taxon: Eutheria according to T. E. Williamson et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Acreodi, Acristatherium, Arctocyonidae, Asioryctitheria, Bibymalagasia, Deltatherium, Endotherium, Eomaia, Gliriformes, Holoclemensiidae, Horolodectes, Juramaia, Kennalestoidea, Leptictida, Mingotheriidae, Mutica, Nanocuridae, Notopterna, Palaeoryctidae, Paleotomus, Pantolestidae, Paranyctoides, Paraxonia, Placentalia, Sahnitherium, Sazlestes, Taeniodonta, Therictoidea, Zalambdalestidae, Zhelestidae, Plantigradae, Digitigradae, Rosores, Oligodontae, Edentulae, Tesserachenae, Trichenae, Monochenae, Hydrophorae, Ruminantes
Subtaxa: Apatotheria, Cimolestidae, Didelphodonta, Ernanodonta, Pantodonta, Pantolesta, Pentacodontidae, Ravenictis, Tillodontia
Ecology: scansorial insectivore