After Nowak, 1991

<==o Suncus ()? [16]
   |?- †S. pannonicus
   |?- S. madagascariensis (madagascar pygmy shrew)
   |?- S. montanus ()?
   |?- S. zeylanicus (ceylon jungle shrew)
   |-- S. murinus (asian house shrew)
   |-- S. lixus ()?
   |-- S. varilla (Thomas) (termiittipäästäinen; termite shrew)
   |-- S. infinitesimus (least dwarf shrew)
   |-- S. remyi (remy's pygmy shrew)
   |--o S. etruscus (etruskipäästäinen)
   |  |-- S. e. etruscus (etruskipäästäinen)
   |  |-- S. e. kura (srilankanpäästäinen) [S. fellowesgordoni]
   |  |-- S. e. hosei (borneo pygmy shrew)
   |  `-- S. e. malayanus (malayan pygmy shrew)
   |-- S. stoliczkanus ()?
   |-- S. dayi ()?
   |-- S. ater (borneonmustapäästäinen)
   |-- S. mertensi ()
   |-- S. occultidens ()?
   |-- S. palawanensis ()?
   `-- S. luzoniensis ()?

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