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Holochilus brasiliensis (Brazilian marsh rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Mus brasiliensis was named by Desmarest (1819). It is extant.

It was recombined as Holochilus brasiliensis by Miller and Anderson (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Mus brasiliensis Desmarest
1977Holochilus brasiliensis Miller and Anderson p. 2

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
genusHolochilusBrandt 1835
speciesbrasiliensis(Desmarest 1819)

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.

Holochilus brasiliensis Desmarest 1819 [Brazilian marsh rat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available