Chaeropus Ogilby 1838

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Peramelemorphia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 38-42 : 38

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7316519

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11343448

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scientific name

Chaeropus Ogilby 1838
status

 

Chaeropus Ogilby 1838 View in CoL

Chaeropus Ogilby 1838 View in CoL , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1838: 26.

Type Species: Perameles ecaudatus Ogilby 1838

Synonyms: Choeropus Waterhouse 1841 .

Species and subspecies: 1 species:

Species Chaeropus ecaudatus Ogilby 1838

Discussion: Molecular data indicate that Chaeropus is the sister group to all other bandicoots ( Westerman et al., 1999, 2001).

Westerman, M., M. S. Springer, J. Dixon, and C. Krajewski. 1999. Molecular relationships of the extinct pig-footed bandicoot Chaeropus ecaudatus (Marsupialia: Perameloidea) using 12 S rRNA sequences. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 6: 271 - 288.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Peramelemorphia

Family

Chaeropodidae