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Cuniculus rugiceps

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cuniculidae

Taxonomy
Cuniculus rugiceps was named by Lund (1837). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Cuniculus rugiceps Lund

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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
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyCuniculidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
genusCuniculus
speciesrugicepsLund 1837

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: 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene (glacial)2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Minas Gerais) Cuniculus rugiceps (140474)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Brazil (Sergipe) Cuniculus rugiceps (113472)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Minas Gerais) Cuniculus rugiceps (140358)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Cuniculus rugiceps (71334)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Minas Gerais) Cuniculus rugiceps (211636)