Chinchilloidea
(Superfamily)A taxonomic superfamily.
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Taxonomy
The Superfamily Chinchilloidea is a member of the Infraorder Hystricognathi. Here is the complete "parentage" of Chinchilloidea:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Class: Mammalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
- Subclass: Theriiformes
(Rowe, 1988) McKenna & Bell, 1997:vii,36
- Infraclass: Holotheria
(Wible et al., 1995) McKenna & Bell, 1997:vii,43
- Superlegion: Trechnotheria
McKenna, 1975
- Legion: Cladotheria
McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion: Zatheria
McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion: Tribosphenida
(McKenna, 1975) McKenna & Bell, 1997:vii,48
- Supercohort: Theria
(Parker & Haswell, 1897) McKenna & Bell, 1997:viii,49 - Therians
- Cohort: Placentalia
(Owen, 1837) McKenna & Bell, 1997:viii,80 - Placentals
- Magnaorder: Epitheria
(McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superorder: Preptotheria
(McKenna, 1975) McKenna in Stucky & McKenna in Benton, ed., 1993:7
- Grandorder: Anagalida
(Szalay & McKenna, 1971) McKenna, 1975:41
- Mirorder: Simplicidentata
(Weber, 1904) McKenna & Bell, 1997:viii, 113
- Order: Rodentia
Bowdich, 1821 - Rodents
- Suborder: Hystricognatha
Woods, 1976
- Infraorder: Hystricognathi
Tullberg, 1899 - Hystricognath Rodents
- Superfamily: Chinchilloidea (Bennett, 1833) Kraglievich, 1940:756
- Infraorder: Hystricognathi
Tullberg, 1899 - Hystricognath Rodents
- Suborder: Hystricognatha
Woods, 1976
- Order: Rodentia
Bowdich, 1821 - Rodents
- Mirorder: Simplicidentata
(Weber, 1904) McKenna & Bell, 1997:viii, 113
- Grandorder: Anagalida
(Szalay & McKenna, 1971) McKenna, 1975:41
- Superorder: Preptotheria
(McKenna, 1975) McKenna in Stucky & McKenna in Benton, ed., 1993:7
- Magnaorder: Epitheria
(McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort: Placentalia
(Owen, 1837) McKenna & Bell, 1997:viii,80 - Placentals
- Supercohort: Theria
(Parker & Haswell, 1897) McKenna & Bell, 1997:viii,49 - Therians
- Infralegion: Tribosphenida
(McKenna, 1975) McKenna & Bell, 1997:vii,48
- Sublegion: Zatheria
McKenna, 1975
- Legion: Cladotheria
McKenna, 1975
- Superlegion: Trechnotheria
McKenna, 1975
- Infraclass: Holotheria
(Wible et al., 1995) McKenna & Bell, 1997:vii,43
- Subclass: Theriiformes
(Rowe, 1988) McKenna & Bell, 1997:vii,36
- Class: Mammalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Superfamily Chinchilloidea is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (2): Abrocomidae · Chinchillidae
Families
Abrocomidae
Chinchilla rats are members of the family Abrocomidae. They resemble Chinchillas in appearance, with a similar soft fur and silvery-grey color, but have a body-structure more like a short-tailed rat. They are social, tunnel-dwelling animals, and live in the Andes Mountains of South America. They are probably herbivorous, although this is not clear. [more]
At least 9 species and subspecies belong to the Family Abrocomidae.
More info about the Family Abrocomidae may be found here.
Chinchillidae
The family Chinchillidae contains the chinchillas, viscachas, and their fossil relatives. They are restricted to southern and western South America, often in association with the Andes. They are large rodents, weighing from 800 grams to 8 kilograms, with strong hind legs and large ears. All species have thick, soft fur, which is considered valuable in some species. [more]
At least 38 species and subspecies belong to the Family Chinchillidae.
More info about the Family Chinchillidae may be found here.
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