After McKenna & Bell, 1997, with Recent species from Nowak, 1991
<==o Soricini (common shrews; aitopäästäiset) |-- †Srinitium |-- †Ulmensia |-- †Carposorex |-- †Lartetium dehmi |-- †Clapasorex |-- †Florinia |-- †Antesorex |-- †Anchiblarinella |--o Blarinella ()? | |-- B. quadraticauda (Chinese short-tailed shrew; kiinanlyhythäntäpäästäinen) | `?- B. wardi (Burmese short-tailed shrew; burmanlyhythäntäpäästäinen) |-- †Alloblairinella |-- †Alluvisorex |-- Sorex (common shrews; päästäiset) [70?] |-- †Petenyia hungarica |-- †Cokia |-- †Paenepetenyia |-- †Dimylosorex |-- †Drepanosorex `--o Microsorex hoyi [sg. => Sorex?] (kanadankääpiöpäästäinen) |-- M. h. winnemana ()? `-- M. h. hoyi ()?
Reference(s):
- Burkitt, J. H., 1995: Mammals: A world listing of living and extinct species.
–iNet: [file no longer available, looking for a new link] - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698. - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648.
in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698. - McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., (eds.) 1997: Classification of mammals – above the species level.
–Columbia University Press, New York, 1997, xii-631 - Nowak, R. M., 1991: Walker's Mammals of the World; Part 1.
–The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, 1991, xlviii-642-lxiii - Nowak, R. M., 1991: Walker's mammals of the World; Part 2.
–The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, 1991, xii-643-1629