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Holochilus (marsh rat)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Holochilus was named by Brandt (1835). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Sigmodontinae by Salles et al. (2006).

Species
H. brasiliensis, H. chacarius, H. magnus, H. multannus, H. primigenus, H. sciureus
Species lacking formal opinion data
H. brasiliens, H. brasilienses, H. lagigliai
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Holochilus Brandt
1997Holochilus McKenna and Bell
2006Holochilus Salles et al. p. 9

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
genusHolochilusBrandt 1835

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. Holochilus Brandt 1835 [marsh rat]
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Holochilus brasiliensis Desmarest 1819 [Brazilian marsh rat]
Holochilus magnus Hershkovitz 1855 [greater marsh rat]
†Holochilus multannus Ameghino 1889
†Holochilus primigenus Steppan 1996
Holochilus sciureus Wagner 1842
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ensenadan to the top of the Holocene or 1.75000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.4 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) Holochilus brasiliensis (92813)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Bolivia (Tarija) Holochilus primigenus (142338)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Uruguay Holochilus sp. (71274)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Holochilus brasiliensis (71303)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay (Soriano) Holochilus brasiliensis (139916)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Holochilus sciureus (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Holochilus brasiliens (71334) Holochilus brasiliensis (71332)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Holochilus sciureus (212251)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Holochilus brasiliensis (71348)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Mendoza) Holochilus lagigliai (212467)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Holochilus brasilienses (70705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Holochilus sp. (211634)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Holochilus brasiliensis (63338 71349)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia Holochilus chacarius (71324)