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Phenacomys (Arborimus)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Phenacomys (Arborimus) was named by Taylor (1915). It is extant.

It was reranked as Arborimus by Wilson and Reeder (2005).

It was assigned to Phenacomys by Taylor (1915); and to Arvicolinae by Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Phenacomys (Arborimus) Taylor p. 119
1988Paraphenacomys Repenning and Grady
2005Arborimus Wilson and Reeder p. 962

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
subfamilyArvicolinae()
tribePhenacomyiniZagorodnyuk 1990
genusPhenacomysMerriam 1889
subgenusArborimusTaylor 1915

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. Phenacomys (Arborimus) Taylor 1915
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Arborimus albipes Merriam 1901 [white-footed vole]
Arborimus longicaudus True 1890 [red tree vole]
Arborimus pomo Johnson and George 1991 [Sonoma tree vole]
Invalid names: Paraphenacomys Repenning and Grady 1988 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Phenacomys longicaudus (93277)