Zaglossus

Zaglossus bruijni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Monotremata

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 Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Prototheria Ordo: Monotremata

Familia: Tachyglossidae
Genus: Zaglossus
Species (3 + 2†): Z. attenboroughi – Z. bartoni – Z. bruijni – †Z. hacketti – †Z. robustus

In synonymy (1): †Z. maximus

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

• 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 . Reference page. 
• Gill, T.N. 1877. Ann. Rec. Sci. & Ind., 1876, clxxi.

Links

• ION
• Nomenclator Zoologicus

Vernacular names

español: Zaglosos
Equidnas de hocico largo
日本語: ミユビハリモグラ属
македонски: Долгоклун клунест еж
русский: Проехидна
українська: Праєхидна
中文: 原針鼴屬

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