Mammalia - Lipotyphla - Erinaceidae

Synonyms: Anachantes Murray 1866, Echinosoricinae Cabrera 1925

Parent taxon: Erinaceidae according to M. J. Novacek et al. 1985

Sister taxa: Amphechinus, Auroralestes, Brachyericinae, Cedrocherus, Dartonius, Dimylechinus, Entomolestes, Erinaceinae, Galerix, Hylomyinae, Lanthanotherium, Leipsanolestes, Litolestes, Neurogymnurus, Oncocherus, Palaeoscaptor, Parvericius, Proterix, Stenoechinus, Tupaiodontinae, Untermannerix, Messelina

Subtaxa: Deinogalerix, Echinosoricini, Galericini, Lantanotherium, Neotetracus, Neurogymnurini, Parasorex, Riddleria, Tetracus, Thaiagymnura

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Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore