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Thryonomys swinderianus (greater cane rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Thryonomyidae

Taxonomy
Aulacodus swinderianus was named by Temminck (1827). It is extant.

It was recombined as Thryonomys swinderianus by Peters (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Aulacodus swinderianus Temminck
1990Thryonomys swinderianus Peters p. 83

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—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
speciesswinderianus(Temminck 1827)

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 swinderianus Temminck 1827 [greater 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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

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

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Zambia Thryonomys swinderianus (21924)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Thryonomys swinderianus (22074)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Tanzania Thryonomys swinderianus (21893)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Thryonomys swinderianus (22066)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Thryonomys swinderianus (21693)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cote D'Ivoire Thryonomys swinderianus (21692)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan Thryonomys swinderianus (208786)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Niger Thryonomys swinderianus (83303 83305)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Swaziland Thryonomys swinderianus (21927)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Thryonomys swinderianus (22068 22073)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Thryonomys swinderianus (21894)