For some time it was held that the remaining insectivoran families constituted a monophyletic clade, to which the name Lipotyphla was applied, but molecular evidence indicated that Chrysochloridae (golden moles) and Tenrecidae (tenrecs) also should be separated as a new order Afrosoricida.
The remaining insectivoran families constituted a monophyletic clade, to which the name Lipotyphla was applied. This was what it was held for some time. Chrysochloridae (golden moles) also should be separated as a new order Afrosoricida. This was what molecular evidence indicated. Tenrecidae (tenrecs) also should be separated as a new order Afrosoricida. This was what molecular evidence indicated.