eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials

Insectivora, order Insectivora - shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs

mole - small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet

shrewmouse, shrew - small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles

Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeus, hedgehog - small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines

tendrac, tenrec - small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog

otter shrew, potamogale, Potamogale velox - amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter

animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement