Taxonomy Profile: Neotragus moschatus (Von Dueben 1846)

Neotragus moschatus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
suni []
Suni []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Neotragus moschatus: 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 : Artiodactyla
cloven-hoofed ungulates |
even-toed ungulates |
porco do mato |
veado |
artiodactyls |
Family : Bovidae
bovids |
antelopes |
cattle |
goats |
sheep |
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Genus : Neotragus
dwarf antelopes |
Species : Neotragus moschatus
suni |
Suni |
Neotragus moschatus Direct Children(s):
Neotragus moschatus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Peter Grubb
Notes:
35 Downhills Park Road, London N17 6PE, England
Reference for:
Neotragus moschatus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Neotragus moschatus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Neotragus moschatus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Neotragus moschatus
Neotragus moschatus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Neotragus moschatus: Comments
Comment:
Status: U.S. ESA - Endangered as N. m. moschatus; IUCN - Lower Risk (cd)
Comment:
Comments: Includes livingstonianus (Ellerman et al., 1953). Revised by Grubb (1989) who recognized nominate moschatus division (including kirchenpaueri) and livingstonianus division (including zuluensis), differing in dimensions and separated by Zambezi River; representatives of these divisions (cf. akeleyi and zuluensis) differ in chromosome complement (2n = 52 and 56 respectively) (Kingswood et al., 1998a). Regarded as three evolutionary species (N. moschatus, N. livingsonianus, and N. zanzibaricus...