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Blastoceros campestris

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Cervus campestris was named by Cuvier (1817).

It was recombined as Blastoceros campestris by Ameghino (1889); it was recombined as Cariacus campestris by Lydekker (1894).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Cervus campestris Cuvier p. 484
1889Blastoceros campestris Ameghino p. 608
1894Cariacus campestris Lydekker p. 82

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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
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
Telemetacarpalia
tribeOdocoileini(Pocock 1923)
genusBlastocerosWagner 1844
speciescampestris(Cuvier 1817)

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.

Blastoceros campestris Cuvier 1817
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:03:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available