Full reference: M. Chow and T. H. V. Rich. 1982. Shuotherium dongi, n. gen. and sp., a therian with pseudo-tribosphenic molars from the Jurassic of Sichuan, China. Australian Mammalogy 54:127-142
Parent taxon: Mammalia according to Z. Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Allotheria, Ameghinichnidae, Amphidontidae, Atlasodon, Bellua, Bondesiidae, Cimolomidae, Diplocynodontidae, Dipriodontidae, Ditremata, Docodonta, Eotheria, Erecta, Eutriconodonta, Ferugliotheriidae, Fruitafossor, Gobiconodontidae, Gobiotheriodon, Hakusanodon, Helioseus, Holotheria, Hypotheria, Hypsiprymnopsis, Ilerdoryctes, Jeholodentidae, Juchilestes, Kuehneotheriidae, Likhoeletherium, Lophiodolodus, Lufengoconodon, Malutitetrasauropodiscus, Microderson, Molapopentapodiscus, Monotremata, Morganucodonta, Natantia, Ovovivipara, Pleurodon, Polyprotodonta, Prensiculantia, Promammalia, Prototheria, Sarcobora, Schadipes, Simioidea, Sororyctidae, Subungulata, Thereuodontidae, Theriamorpha, Tikitherium, Tricuspes, Vincelestes, Volaticotheria, Wanotherium
Subtaxa: Shuotheridia
Ecology: scansorial insectivore