Zaglossus

Zaglossus bruijni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Monotremata
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Prototheria Ordo: Monotremata

Familia: Tachyglossidae
Genus: Zaglossus
Species (5): Z. attenboroughi - Z. bartoni - Z. bruijni - †Z. hacketti - †Z. robustus

Number

3 species

Name

• Zaglossus Gill, 1877
  • Type species: Tachyglossus bruijni Peters & Doria, 1876

Synonyms

• Acanthoglossus Gervais, 1877
• Bruynia Dubois, 1882
• Proechidna Dubois, 1884
• Prozaglossus Kerbert, 1913

References

primary references

• Gill 1877: Ann. Rec. Sci. & Ind., 1876, clxxi.

selected references

• Flannery, T.F.; Groves, C.P. 1998: A revision of the genus Zaglossus (Monotremata, Tachyglossidae), with description of new species and subspecies. Mammalia, 62(3): 367-396. doi: 10.1515/mamm.1998.62.3.367 ZooBank
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links

• ION
• Nomenclator Zoologicus

Vernacular names

Español: Zaglosos
Equidnas de hocico largo
日本語: ミユビハリモグラ属
Русский: Проехидна
Українська: Праєхидна
中文: 原針鼴屬

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