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Perognathus flavus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Perognathus flavus was named by Baird (1855). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Perognathus flavus Baird
1980Perognathus flavus Kurten and Anderson p. 233

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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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
genusPerognathusMaximillian 1839
speciesflavusBaird 1855

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.

Perognathus flavus Baird 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:49:18
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:49:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Perognathus flavus (74473)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Perognathus flavus (93141)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Perognathus flavus (76060)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Texas) Perognathus flavus (74474)