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Hystrix (Hystrix) africaeaustralis africaeaustralis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae

Taxonomy
Hystrix (Hystrix) africaeaustralis africaeaustralis was named by Peter (1852). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Hystrix (Hystrix) africaeaustralis africaeaustralis Peter
2005Hystrix (Hystrix) africaeaustralis africaeaustralis Wilson and Reeder

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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)
familyHystricidaeFischer de Waldheim 1817
genusHystrix
subgenusHystrix
speciesafricaeaustralisPeters 1852
subspeciesafricaeaustralisPeter 1852

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialg
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:43:23
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:43:23
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available