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Dipus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Dipodidae

Taxonomy
Dipus was named by Zimmermann (1780). It is extant.

It was assigned to Macropoda by Illiger (1811); to Dipina by Gray (1825); and to Dipodidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1780Dipus Zimmermann
1811Dipus Illiger p. 81
1825Dipus Gray p. 342
1997Dipus McKenna and Bell

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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()
orderRodentia
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyDipodoideaFischer 1817
familyDipodidaeWaterhouse 1842
genusDipusZimmermann 1780

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.

G. Dipus Zimmermann 1780
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Dipus sagitta Pallas 1773 [northern three-toed jerboa]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: saltatorialg
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:43:35
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:43:35
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available