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Axis (Hyelaphus)

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Hyelaphus was named by Bechst [incomplete original author]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Axis (Hyelaphus) by Gruwier et al. (2015).

It was assigned to Cervini by Grubb (2000); and to Axis by Gruwier et al. (2015).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Hyelaphus Grubb p. 302
2015Axis (Hyelaphus) Gruwier et al. p. 37 figs. Table 1

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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
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
subfamilyCervinaeGoldfuss 1820
tribeCerviniGoldfuss 1820
genusAxis
subgenusHyelaphus(Bechst)

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.

Subg. Axis (Hyelaphus) Bechst
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2009-01-04 11:00:43
Modified: 2009-01-04 13:00:43
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, MacFadden et al. 1999, Nowak 1991
Collections
No collection or age range data are available