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The tag implication #47245 shrew -> shrew_insectivore has been rejected.
Reason: shrews are insectivores just as mice are rodents or dogs are canines, and since 'canine' is automatically added to a post tagged with 'dog', 'insectivore' should be added to posts tagged with 'shrew' (and 'mole' and 'hedgehog' too, technically).
EDIT: The tag implication shrew -> shrew_insectivore (forum #347303) has been rejected by @bitWolfy.
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Editing the title does not change the suggestion: the current suggestion is for shrew to imply a tag called shrew_insectivore
Canine is a subfamily (caninae) that includes animals like dogs, wolves, and foxes. I don't think insectivore is a taxonomical rank
insectivora was a taxonomical class, but its now abandoned
cutefox123 said:
insectivora was a taxonomical class, but its now abandoned
True enough. Insectivora used to be a wastebasket taxon, where a number of similar species of various relations were dumped. However, they've been better sorted now into better grouped orders, of which Eulipotyphla is what remains of traditional Insectivora. The current implication chain of shrew —> eulipotyphlan —> mammal better reflects current taxonomic understanding.
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The tag implication shrew -> shrew_insectivore (forum #347303) has been rejected by @bitWolfy.
