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Deomyinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Deomyinae is a subfamily. It is extant.

It was assigned to Muridae by Steppan et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Deomyinae Steppan et al. p. 547

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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
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
subfamilyDeomyinae
subfamilyDeomyinae

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.

Subfm. Deomyinae
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G. Acomys Geoffroy 1838 [(African) spiny mice]
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Acomys kempi Dollman 1911 [Kemp's spiny mouse]
Acomys percivali Dollman 1911 [Percival's spiny mouse]
G. Deomys Thomas 1888
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Deomys christyi Thomas 1915
G. Lophuromys Peters 1874
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Lophuromys ansorgei de Wint 1896
G. Uromys Peters 1867
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 11.63000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58South Africa Acomys mabele (22232)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Uganda Acomys sp. (22443)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Africa Acomys sp. (22339 22341 22353)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa Acomys sp. (22333)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ethiopia Acomys sp. (21545)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Acomys sp. (21915)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Israel Acomys cahirinus (225667)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cote D'Ivoire Lophuromys sikapusi (21692)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Uromys caudimaculatus (21688)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya Acomys sp. (21936 21938) Lophuromys flavopunctatus (21959)