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)
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- 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
The interrelationships of the traditional Insectivora are uncertain but it mignt yet be monophyletic. Nowadays Lipotyphla seems to be more commonly used though. One morphological analysis found the Insectovorans to be a grade not a clade, but still not supporting relationships of Lipotyphlans with certain non-Insectivoran mammals.
