Synonym: Kennalestidae [invalid subgroup]
Full reference: M. J. Novacek, G. W. Rougier, J. R. Wible, M. C. McKenna, D. Dashzeveg and I. Horovitz. 1997. Epipubic bones in eutherian mammals from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Nature 389:483-486
Parent taxon: Eutheria according to J. R. Wible et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Acreodi, Acristatherium, Arctocyonidae, 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, Zhelestidae, Plantigradae, Digitigradae, Rosores, Oligodontae, Edentulae, Tesserachenae, Trichenae, Monochenae, Hydrophorae, Ruminantes
Subtaxa: Asioryctes, Asioryctidae, Bulaklestes, Daulestes, Kennalestes, Sailestes, Sailestinae, Sasayamamylos, Uchkudukodon, Ukhaatherium, Zhelestinae
Ecology: scansorial insectivore