Taxonomy Profile: Sciuromorpha (Brandt 1855)

Sciuromorpha: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Suborder
Synonym(s):
Sciurognathi
Common Name(s):
squirrels []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sciuromorpha: 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 : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
squirrels |
Sciuromorpha Direct Children(s):
Aplodontiidae
(Brandt 1855)
Sciuridae
(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
Gliridae
(Muirhead 1819)
Sciuromorpha: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Sciuromorpha
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Sciuromorpha
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Carleton, Michael D. / Anderson, Sydney, and J. Knox Jones, Jr., eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1984-04-27 / 1984-04-27
Article/Chapter Title:
Chapter 9: Introduction to Rodents
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Orders and Families of Recent Mammals of the World
Page(s):
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
chapter written by Michael Carleton, National Museum of Natural History
Reference for:
Sciuromorpha
Author(s)/Editor(s):
McKenna, Malcolm C., and Susan K. Bell
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1997-01-01 / 1997-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Classification of mammals above the species level
Page(s):
631
Publisher:
Columbia University Press
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-231-11012-X/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sciuromorpha
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Carleton, Michael D., and Guy G. Musser / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Order Rodentia
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
745-752
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sciuromorpha
Sciuromorpha: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Sciuromorpha: Comments