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Hylomys suillus

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Hylomys suillus was named by Müller (1840). It is extant. It is the type species of Hylomys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Hylomys suillus Müller

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyHylomyinaeAnderson 1879
genusHylomysMüller 1840
speciessuillusMüller 1840

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.

Hylomys suillus Müller 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Turolian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 8.72500 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turolian8.725 - 5.09China (Yunnan) Galerix sp. (44219 44220 44221 44222)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Thailand (Chaiyaphum) Hylomys suillus (237787)