Macroscelididae Bonaparte 1838
Macroscelididae Bonaparte 1838, Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat., Vol. 2: 111.
Genera: 4 genera with 15 species:
Genus Elephantulus Thomas and Schwann 1906 (10 species with 8 subspecies)
Genus Macroscelides A. Smith 1829 (1 species with 2 subspecies)
Genus Petrodromus Peters 1846 (1 species with 9 subspecies)
Genus Rhynchocyon Peters 1847 (3 species with 8 subspecies)
Discussion: Revised by Corbet and Hanks (1968).