Synonym: Kumsuperus Nessov 1984 [nomen dubium]
Parent taxon: Eutheria according to J. R. Wible et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Acreodi, Acristatherium, Arctocyonidae, Asioryctitheria, Bibymalagasia, Cimolesta, Deltatherium, Endotherium, Eomaia, Gliriformes, Holoclemensiidae, Horolodectes, Juramaia, Kennalestoidea, Leptictida, Mingotheriidae, Mutica, Nanocuridae, Notopterna, Palaeoryctidae, Paleotomus, Pantolestidae, Paranyctoides, Paraxonia, Placentalia, Sahnitherium, Sazlestes, Taeniodonta, Therictoidea, Zalambdalestidae, Plantigradae, Digitigradae, Rosores, Oligodontae, Edentulae, Tesserachenae, Trichenae, Monochenae, Hydrophorae, Ruminantes
Subtaxa: Alostera, Aspanlestes, Avitotherium, Borisodon, Eozhelestes, Gallolestes, Lainodontinae, Oxlestes, Parazhelestes, Sheikhdzheilia, Sorlestes, Valentinella, Wania, Zhalmouzia, Zhelestes
Ecology: scansorial insectivore