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Myrmecophagidae Gray 1825

Description

Myrmecophagidae Gray 1825

Myrmecophagidae Gray 1825, Ann. Philos., n. s., 10: 343.

Genera: 2 genera with 3 species:

Genus Myrmecophaga Linnaeus 1758 (1 species with 3 subspecies)

Genus Tamandua Gray 1825 (2 species with 8 subspecies)

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Pilosa, pp. 100-103 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 102, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Gray
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Pilosa
Family
Myrmecophagidae
Taxon rank
family
Taxonomic concept label
Myrmecophagidae Gray, 1825 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Gray, J. E. 1825. Outline of an attempt at the disposition of the Mammalia into tribes and families with a list of the genera apparently appertaining to each tribe. Annals of Philosophy, n. s., ser. 2, 10: 337 - 344.
  • Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classis, ordines, genera, species cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tenth ed. Vol. 1. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 824 pp.