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Limnogale mergulus (web-footed tenrec)

Mammalia - Tenrecidae

Taxonomy
Limnogale mergulus was named by Major (1896). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Limnogale mergulus Major
2001Limnogale mergulus Benstead et al. p. 119

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
superfamilyTenrecoidea()
familyTenrecidae
genusLimnogaleMajor 1896
speciesmergulusMajor 1896

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.

Limnogale mergulus Major 1896 [web-footed tenrec]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-04-17 11:11:22
Modified: 2012-04-16 20:11:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Gingerich 2003, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available