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Chaeropus

Mammalia - Peramelemorphia - Chaeropodidae

Taxonomy
Chaeropus was named by Ogilby (1838). It is extant.

It was assigned to Peramelidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Chaeropodidae by Wilson and Reeder (2005) and Travouillon et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Chaeropus Ogilby
1997Chaeropus McKenna and Bell
2005Chaeropus Wilson and Reeder
2017Chaeropus Travouillon et al. p. 4

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderPeramelemorphiaAmeghino 1889
suborderPerameloidea
familyChaeropodidaeGill 1872
genusChaeropusOgilby 1838

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.

G. Chaeropus Ogilby 1838
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Chaeropus baynesi Travouillon 1881
Chaeropus ecaudatus Ogilby 1838 [Pig-footed bandicoot]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:16:13
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:22:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available