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Hyemoschus aquaticus (water chevrotain)

Mammalia - Tragulidae

Taxonomy
Moschus aquaticus was named by Ogilby (1841). It is extant.

It was recombined as Hyemoschus aquaticus by Gray (1845), Vislobokova (2001), Geraads (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Moschus aquaticus Ogilby
1845Hyemoschus aquaticus Gray p. 350
2001Hyemoschus aquaticus Vislobokova p. S137
2010Hyemoschus aquaticus Geraads p. 733

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
infraorderTragulina
superfamilyTraguloidea
familyTragulidaeMilnes-Edwards 1864
genusHyemoschus
speciesaquaticus(Ogilby 1841)

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.

Hyemoschus aquaticus Ogilby 1841 [water chevrotain]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: frugivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-06-11 13:40:55
Modified: 2012-06-10 22:40:55
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Dubost 1978, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available