Procaviidae

Procavia capensis

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Ordo: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohort: Theria
Cohort: Eutheria
Magnordo: Epitheria
Superordo: Afrotheria
Cladus: Paenungulata
Ordo: Hyracoidea
Familia: Procaviidae
Genera: Dendrohyrax - Heterohyrax - Procavia

Name

Procaviidae Thomas, 1892

Synonyms

• Hyracida Haeckel, 1866
• Hyracidae Gray, 1821
• Procaviinae Whitworth, 1954
• Procavioidea Kalandadze & Rautian, 1992

References

• Procaviidae in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892: 51.
• Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.)  2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Dassies
čeština: Damanovití
English: hyrax
עברית: שפניים
magyar: Szirtiborzfélék
日本語: イワダヌキ科
македонски: Пештерници
Nederlands: Klipdasachtigen
norsk: Klippegrevlinger
русский: даманы
ไทย: ไฮแรกซ์