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Kunsia (giant rat)
Taxonomy
Kunsia was named by Hershkovitz (1966). It is extant.
It was assigned to Cricetidae by Marshall and Sempere (1991); to Akodontini by D'Elía (2003); and to Sigmodontinae by Salles et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Cricetidae by Marshall and Sempere (1991); to Akodontini by D'Elía (2003); and to Sigmodontinae by Salles et al. (2006).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1966 | Kunsia Hershkovitz p. 112 |
1991 | Kunsia Marshall and Sempere |
2003 | Kunsia D'Elía p. 315 |
2006 | Kunsia Salles et al. p. 9 |
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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. Kunsia Hershkovitz 1966 [giant rat]
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Kunsia fronto Winge 1887
Kunsia tomentosus Lichtenstein 1830
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available