- Concept UI
- M000747887
- Registry Numbers
- txid311790
- Related Numbers
- txid28734
- txid9389
- Scope Note
- A placental mammal superorder that contains ELEPHANTS; MANATEES; DUGONGS; SIRENIANS; HYRAXES; AARDVARKS; elephant shrews (Macroscelidea); TENRECS; Golden moles (Chrysochloridae). Largely classified based on DNA sequence afrotherian mammals are diverse in morphology but share some common anatomical features (e.g., appearance of four‐lobed ALLANTOIS and long and mobile snout).
- Terms
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Afrotheria
Preferred Term
Term UI
T001106094
Date05/10/2021
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2022)
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Afrotheres
Term UI
T001106096
Date05/10/2021
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2022)
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Afrotherian Mammals
Term UI
T001106095
Date05/10/2021
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2022)