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Nasalis larvatus (proboscis monkey)

Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae

Taxonomy
Cercopithecus larvatus was named by Wurmb (1787). It is extant.

It was recombined as Nasalis larvatus by Ruff (2003), Whittaker et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1787Cercopithecus larvatus Wurmb
2003Nasalis larvatus Ruff
2006Nasalis larvatus Whittaker et al. p. 889

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
—Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderCatarrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
superfamilyCercopithecoidea
familyCercopithecidae
subfamilyColobinaeJerdon 1867
genusNasalisGeoffroy 1812
specieslarvatus(Wurmb 1787)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Nasalis larvatus Wurmb 1787 [proboscis monkey]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available