Taxonomy Profile: Acrocodia indica (Desmarest 1819)

Acrocodia indica: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Tapirus indicus
Desmarest 1819
Tapirus indicus indicus
Desmarest 1819
Tapirus indicus brevetianus
Kuiper 1926
Common Name(s):
Malay Tapir []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Acrocodia indica: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Perissodactyla
antas |
Odd-toed Ungulates |
Family : Tapiridae
Tapirs |
Genus : Acrocodia
Species : Acrocodia indica
Malay Tapir |
Acrocodia indica Direct Children(s):
Acrocodia indica: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Groves, Colin, and Peter Grubb
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2011-01-01 / 2011-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Ungulate Taxonomy
Page(s):
ix + 317
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-4214-0093-6/
Notes:
Reference for:
Acrocodia indica
Acrocodia indica: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Acrocodia indica: Comments
Comment:
Groves & Grubb (2011:20) note 'a rare all-black mutant, known from the Palembang region.' This 'mutant' form is not treated as subspecies brevetianus, although some prior works, e.g., Grubb in Wilson & Reeder eds. (2005:633), did so 'provisionally'