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Proteles cristatus (aardwolf)

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

Taxonomy
Viverra cristata was named by Sparrman (1783). It is extant.

It was recombined as Proteles cristatus by Mivart (1882), Cabrera (1910), Koehler and Richardson (1990), Werdelin and Solunias (1991), Koepfli et al. (2006).

Subspecies
P. cristatus, P. pallidior, P. septentrionalis
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. cristata

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1783Viverra cristata Sparrman p. 581
1820Viverra hyenoides Desmarest p. 538
1824Proteles lalandii Geoffroy p. 355
1830Geocyon lalandii Wagler p. 30
1834Proteles typicus Smith p. 96
1882Proteles cristatus Mivart p. 202
1910Proteles cristatus Cabrera p. 463
1990Proteles cristatus Koehler and Richardson p. 1
1991Proteles cristatus Werdelin and Solunias
2006Proteles cristatus Koepfli et al. p. 604

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
—AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyHyaenidae
genusProtelesGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1824
speciescristatus(Sparrman 1783)

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.

Proteles cristatus Sparrman 1783 [aardwolf]
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Invalid names: Proteles lalandii Geoffroy 1824 [synonym], Proteles typicus Smith 1834 [synonym], Viverra hyenoides Desmarest 1820 [synonym]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:23:44
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:23:44
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Proteles cristatus (21825 21829)