Anomaluromorpha
| Anomaluromorpha | |
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Pedetes capensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Anomaluromorpha Bugge, 1974 |
| Families | |
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Anomaluridae Pedetidae Zenkerellidae
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Anomaluromorpha is a
infraorder. Most recently, Carleton & Musser 2005
recognized it as one of five suborders of rodents.
Characteristics
The suborder Anomaluromorpha was erected to unite
12S rRNA and cytochrome b
.
Families
The suborder Anomaluromorpha contains nine living species in four genera and three families. An additional fossil family probably belongs to this group.
- †Parapedetidae
- Pedetidae - springhares
- flying mice
- Zenkerellidae - zenkerella or Cameroon scaly-tail
Potential relatives
The following fossil taxa are also sometimes placed in the Anomaluromorpha:
References
- ^ "Fossilworks: Anomaluroidea". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
Bibliography
- Carleton, M. D.; Musser, G. G. (2005). "Order Rodentia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 745–752. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.
- McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-11013-8.
- Montgelard, C.; Bentz, S.; Tirard, C.; Vernaeu, O.; Catzeflis, F. M. (2002). "Molecular systematics of Sciurognathi: the mitochondrial cytochrome b and 12S rRNA genes support the Anomaluroidea (Pedetidae and Anomaluridae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 22 (2): 220–233. PMID 11820843.