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Tragulus kanchil (lesser mouse-deer)

Mammalia - Tragulidae

Taxonomy
Moschus kanchil was named by Raffles (1822). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tragulus kanchil by Stone and Rehn (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Moschus kanchil Raffles p. 262
1902Tragulus kanchil Stone and Rehn p. 128

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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
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
infraorderTragulina
superfamilyTraguloidea
familyTragulidaeMilnes-Edwards 1864
genusTragulus
specieskanchil(Raffles 1822)

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.

Tragulus kanchil Raffles 1822 [lesser mouse-deer]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:14:24
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available