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Dasypus longicaudatus

Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Taxonomy
Dasypus longicaudatus was named by Kerr (1792). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tatusia longicaudatus by Allen (1895).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Dasypus longicaudatus Kerr
1895Tatusia longicaudatus Allen p. 187

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
Dasypodoidea(Gray 1821)
familyDasypodidae()
subfamilyDasypodinaeGray 1821
tribeDasypodini()
genusDasypus
specieslongicaudatusKerr 1792

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialg
Diet: insectivoreg
Diet 2: frugivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 10:44:07
Modified: 2012-05-14 19:56:52
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Mc Bee and Baker 1982, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available