Ornithorhynchus anatinus

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Ornithorhynchus anatinus

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Prototheria
Ordo: Monotremata
Familia: Ornithorhynchidae
Genus: Ornithorhynchus
Species: Ornithorhynchus anatinus

[edit] Name

Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799)

Type locality: Australia, New South Wales, New Holland

[edit] Synonyms

• Ornithorhynchus brevirostris Ogilby, 1832
• Ornithorhynchus crispus MacGillivray, 1827
• Ornithorhynchus fuscus Péron, 1807
• Ornithorhynchus laevis MacGillivray, 1827
• Ornithorhynchus novaehollandiae Lacépède, 1800
• Ornithorhynchus paradoxus Blumenbach, 1800
• Ornithorhynchus phoxinus Thomas, 1923
• Ornithorhynchus rufus Péron, 1807
• Ornithorhynchus triton Thomas, 1923

[edit] References

• Shaw, 1799: Nat. Misc., 10, pl. 385-386.
• Ornithorhynchus anatinus on Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• Ornithorhynchus anatinus Report on ITIS
• 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Least Concern) Downloaded on 10 December 2008.

[edit] Vernacular names

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