Geogale

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenrecomorpha 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Atlantogenata
Superordo: Afrotheria
Grandordo: Afroinsectiphilia
Mirordo: Afroinsectivora
Ordo: Afrosoricida
Subordo: Tenrecomorpha

Familia: Tenrecidae
Subfamilia: Geogalinae
Genus: Geogale
Species G. aurita

Name

  • Geogale Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1872: 2
    • Gender: feminine.
      • Type species: Geogale aurita Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1872
      • Fixation: type by monotypy.
  • Etymology: Greek γεω- geō- ‘ground-’, from γη gē ‘earth’; γαλεη galeē or γαλη galē ‘weasel’.

Synonyms

  • Cryptogale G. Grandidier, 1928: 64
    • Gender: feminine
      • Type species: Cryptogale australis G. Grandidier, 1928 (= Geogale aurita Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1872)
      • Fixation: type by monotypy.
  • Etymology: Greek κρυπτος kruptos ‘hidden, concealed’, from κρυπτω kruptō ‘to conceal’; γαλεη galeē or γαλη galē ‘weasel’.

References

Primary references

  • Milne-Edwards, A. & Grandidier, A. 1872. Description d’un nouveau mammifère insectivore de Madagascar (Geogale aurita). Annales des sciences naturelles 15(19): 1–5. BHL
  • Grandidier, G. 1928. Description de deux nouveaux mammifères insectivores de Madagascar. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle 34: 63–70. BHL

Additional references

  • Palmer, T.S. 1904. Index Generum Mammalium: a List of the Genera and Families of Mammals. North American Fauna 23: 1–984. BHL
  • Jaeger, E.C. 1959. Source-book of biological names and terms. Charles C. Thomas: Springfield. Third edition (Revised second printing). Pp. 316. HathiTrust

Vernacular names

English: Large-eared Tenrec
polski: uszorek
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