Georychus capensis

Georychus capensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phiomorpha

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 Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Phiomorpha

Familia: Bathyergidae
Genus: Georychus
Species: Georychus capensis

Name

Georychus capensis (Pallas, 1779)

• Type material: Unknown.
• Type locality: “a belgicis Promontorii bonae spei colonis”.

Combinations

• Mus capensis Pallas, 1779: 76 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Pallas, P.S. 1778–1779. Novae species quadrupedum e glirium ordine, cum illustrationibus variis complurium ex hoc ordine animalium. Wolfgang Walther: Erlangen. VIII + 388 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Cape Mole-rat