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'''Anomaluromorpha''' is the name given to a [[clade]] that unites the [[anomalure]]s with the [[springhare]]. It has alternately been designated as either a [[suborder]] or [[infraorder]]. Most recently, {{Harvnb|Carleton|Musser|2005}} recognized it as one of five suborders of rodents. |
'''Anomaluromorpha''' is the name given to a [[clade]] that unites the [[anomalure]]s with the [[springhare]]s. It has alternately been designated as either a [[suborder]] or [[infraorder]]. Most recently, {{Harvnb|Carleton|Musser|2005}} recognized it as one of five suborders of rodents. |
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== Characteristics == |
== Characteristics == |
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The suborder Anomaluromorpha was erected to unite [[Sciurognathi|sciurognathous]] rodents with a [[Hystricomorphy|hystricomorphous]] [[zygomasseteric system]] restricted to [[sub-Saharan Africa]]. Many authors have suggested that the two extant families may be only distantly related, and that they belong to separate suborders or infraorders. For example, the Pedetidae are the only family of rodents with multiserial enamel except for the [[Hystricognathi]]. This |
The suborder Anomaluromorpha was erected to unite [[Sciurognathi|sciurognathous]] rodents with a [[Hystricomorphy|hystricomorphous]] [[zygomasseteric system]] restricted to [[sub-Saharan Africa]]. Many authors have suggested that the two extant families may be only distantly related, and that they belong to separate suborders or infraorders. For example, the Pedetidae are the only family of rodents with multiserial enamel except for the [[Hystricognathi]]. This characteristic, the hystricomorphous zygomatic region, and a common distribution in southern continents has led many researchers to suggest that the springhares (but not anomalures) may be allied with hystricognaths. {{Harvnb|Montgelard|Bentz|Tirard|Vernaeu|2002}} generated some support for Anomaluromorpha in a [[molecular phylogeny]] using [[12S rRNA]] and [[cytochrome b]]. |
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== Families == |
== Families == |
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The '''suborder Anomaluromorpha''' contains |
The '''suborder Anomaluromorpha''' contains nine living species in four genera and two families. An additional [[fossil]] family probably belongs to this group. |
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*†[[Parapedetidae]] |
*†[[Parapedetidae]] |
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*[[Pedetidae]] - springhare |
*[[Pedetidae]] - springhare |
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| Suborder: | Anomaluromorpha Bugge, 1974
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Anomaluromorpha is the name given to a clade that unites the anomalures with the springhares. It has alternately been designated as either a suborder or infraorder. Most recently, Carleton & Musser 2005 recognized it as one of five suborders of rodents.
Characteristics
The suborder Anomaluromorpha was erected to unite sciurognathous rodents with a hystricomorphous zygomasseteric system restricted to sub-Saharan Africa. Many authors have suggested that the two extant families may be only distantly related, and that they belong to separate suborders or infraorders. For example, the Pedetidae are the only family of rodents with multiserial enamel except for the Hystricognathi. This characteristic, the hystricomorphous zygomatic region, and a common distribution in southern continents has led many researchers to suggest that the springhares (but not anomalures) may be allied with hystricognaths. Montgelard et al. 2002 generated some support for Anomaluromorpha in a molecular phylogeny using 12S rRNA and cytochrome b.
Families
The suborder Anomaluromorpha contains nine living species in four genera and two families. An additional fossil family probably belongs to this group.
- †Parapedetidae
- Pedetidae - springhare
- Anomaluridae - scaly-tailed flying squirrels, flying mice
Potential relatives
The following fossil taxa are also sometimes placed in the Anomaluromorpha:
References
- Carleton, M. D.; Musser, G. G. (2005). "Order Rodentia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 745–752. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). "Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level". New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-11013-8.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Montgelard, C.; Bentz, S.; Tirard, C.; Vernaeu, O.; Catzeflis, F. M. (2002). "Molecular systematics of Sciurognathi: the mitochondrial cytochrome b and 12S rRNA genes support the Anomaluroidea (Pedetidae and Anomaluridae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 22 (2): 220–233. doi:10.1006/mpev.2001.1056. PMID 11820843.
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