Talk:Insectivora
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Whoa! Whoa! Oh man! Neither of the examples given is a member of the Insectivore order!! Dear god! john 07:22 3 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- I believe the original writer was referring to insectivorous animals, not the capital-Insectivora. Those two animals are valid insectivorous examples, aren't they? --Menchi 07:32 3 Jun 2003 (UTC)
Yes, they are. Looking at the history, the original article does seem to have been simply about animals that eat insects. You added the material about the order insectivora about a week ago, no? john 07:40 3 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- Guilty. Good thing it's all cleared up now. --Menchi 08:37 3 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- Yep, all is well. john 08:49 3 Jun 2003 (UTC)
(All of the above pasted in by me, Tannin, from its original location at Talk:Insectivore because it makes more sense over here.
Since the article title is only about the scientific order, shouldn't we separate the "insectivore" part back to its original place at insectivore and leaves cross-references on both articles? --Menchi 14:12 3 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- Great minds think alike, my friend. Or, possibly, fools never differ. I prefer the former explanation, of course. Already done. Tannin
Nothing left for Insectivora
I've seen that the Family Erinaceidae will be placed in the Order Erinaceomorpha in MSW 3rd edition. K.M. Helgen (pers.comm.) told me that solenodons and nesophonteses should also be placed in a separate order. I don't think that there's much left for the Insectivora (only shrews and moles), so we may better make this article only about the historical order Insectivora. Ucucha See Mammal Taxonomy (http://www.geocities.com/mammal_taxonomy/index.html) 19:18, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
