Hydrochoerus

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caviomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha

Familia: Caviidae
Subfamilia: Hydrochoerinae
Genus: Hydrochoerus
Species (2 + †2): †H. ballesterensis – †H. gaylordi – H. hydrochaeris – H. isthmius

Name

Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1762: 80 [conserved name]

• Type species: Sus hydrochaeris Linnaeus, 1766, by designation under the Plenary Powers (1998: 64).
• Gender: masculine.
• Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1894 (1998: 65).

Synonymy

• Hydrochaeris Brünnich, 1772: 44 [incorrect subsequent spelling of Hydrochoerus Brisson]
• Hydrochaerus Erxleben, 1777: 191 [incorrect subsequent spelling of Hydrochoerus Brisson]
• Hydrochoenus Gray, 1821: 304 [incorrect subsequent spelling of Hydrochoerus Brisson]
• Hydrocharus Gray, 1825: 341 [incorrect subsequent spelling of Hydrochoerus Brisson]
• Hydrocherus F. Cuvier, 1829: 492 [incorrect subsequent spelling of Hydrochoerus Brisson]
• Capibara Moussy, 1860: 13 [nomen nudum]
• Capiguara Liais, 1872: 545 [new name for Hydrochoerus Brisson]
• Hydrochoeris J. A. Allen, 1916: 568 [incorrect subsequent spelling of Hydrochoerus Brisson]
• †Xenohydrochoerus Rusconi, 1934: 21 [synonymized by Pascual (1967: 119)]
  • Type species: †Xenohydrochoerus ballesterensis Rusconi, 1934, by original designation.
• Hydrocheirus Hollande & Batisse, 1959: 1 [incorrect subsequent spelling of Hydrochoerus Brisson]

References

Primary references

• Brisson, M.J. 1762. Regnum animale in classes IX. Distributum, Sive, Synopsis Methodica, Sistens generalem Animalium distributionem in Classes IX, & duarum primarum Classium, Quadrupedum scilicet & Cetaceorum, particularem divisionem in Ordines, Sectiones, Genera & Species. Cum brevi cujusque Speciei Descriptione, Cicationibus Auctorum de iis tractantium, Nominibus eis ab ipsis & Nationibus impositis, Nominibusque vulgaribus. Theodorum Haak: Lugduni Batavorum. 7 + 296 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1998. Opinion 1894. Regnum Animale ..., Ed. 2 (M.J. Brisson, 1762): rejected for nomenclatural purposes, with the conservation of the mammalian generic names Philander (Marsupialia), Pteropus (Chiroptera), Glis, Cuniculus and Hydrochoerus (Rodentia), Meles, Lutra and Hyaena (Carnivora), Tapirus (Perissodactyla), Tragulus and Giraffa (Artiodactyla). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 55(1): 64–71. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hydrochoerus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Hydrochoerus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

čeština: Kapybara
dansk: Kapivar
Deutsch: Wasserschwein
English: Capybara
español: Capibara
français: Capybara
עברית: קפיבארה
日本語: カピバラ属
Nederlands: Capybara
polski: kapibara
português: Capivara
русский: Капибара
svenska: Capybara

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