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Akodon (Chalcomys)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Chalcomys was named by Thomas (1916) [Chalcomys was named as a subgenus with the genotype Akodon (Chalcomys) oerosus, Thos. This subgenus contains the blackish Akodons.]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Akodon (Chalcomys) by Thomas (1916).

It was assigned to Akodon by Thomas (1916).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Akodon (Chalcomys) Thomas p. 339

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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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
Oryzomyalia
tribeAkodontiniVorontzov 1959
genusAkodonMeyen 1833
subgenusChalcomys()

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.

Subg. Akodon (Chalcomys) Thomas 1916
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. Thomas 1916Skull with large rounded brain-case and broad interorbital region.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available