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Thryonomys gregorianus (Lesser cane rat)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Thryonomyidae

Taxonomy
Thryonomys gregorianus was named by Thomas (1894). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Thryonomys gregorianus Thomas
2005Thryonomys gregorianus Wilson and Reeder

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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()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyThryonomyoideaPocock 1922
familyThryonomyidaePocock 1922
genusThryonomysFitzinger 1867
speciesgregorianusThomas 1894

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.

Thryonomys gregorianus Thomas 1894 [Lesser cane rat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:27:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Kenya Thryonomys gregorianus (22239)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Ethiopia Thryonomys gregorianus (21546)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ethiopia Thryonomys gregorianus (21625 21632)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Thryonomys gregorianus (22074)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan Thryonomys gregorianus (21904)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Thryonomys gregorianus (22073)