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Arctonyx collaris (hog badger)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Arctonyx collaris was named by Cuvier (1825). It is extant.

Subspecies
A. consul, A. hoevenii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Arctonyx collaris Cuvier
1967Arctonyx collaris Dào p. 119
2004Arctonyx collaris Marmi et al. p. 489 figs. Fig. 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()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Mustelida
familyMustelidaeFischer 1817
subfamilyMelinaeBurmeister 1872
genusArctonyxCuvier 1825
speciescollarisCuvier 1825

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.

Arctonyx collaris Cuvier 1825 [hog badger]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:38:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.781 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China ( Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) Arctonyx collaris (214689)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Hunan) Arctonyx collaris (36819)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Guangxi) Arctonyx collaris (230325)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vietnam (Lang Son) Arctonyx collaris (92781)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guangxi) Arctonyx collaris (235740)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guangdong) Arctonyx collaris (120834)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Thailand (Chaiyaphum) Arctonyx collaris (237787)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Laos (Hua Pan) Arctonyx collaris (235746)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117China (Guangxi) Arctonyx collaris (235737)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117China (Guangdong) Arctonyx collaris (13293)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117China (Hunan) Arctonyx collaris (36729 36730)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117China (Hubei) Arctonyx collaris (92787)