Laonastes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hystricomorpha

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

Familia: Diatomyidae
Genus: Laonastes
Species (1): L. aenigmamus

Name

• Laonastes Jenkins, Kilpatrick, Robinson & Timmins, 2005
  • Authority for current placement: Dawson et al., 2006
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Gender: [masculine]
  • Original status: valid genus
  • Type species: Laonastes aenigmamus Jenkins et al., 2005
    • Fixation: monotypy
  • NOTE: combined family/genus/species description

References

Primary references

• Jenkins, P.D., Kilpatrick, C.W., Robinson, M.F. & Timmins, R.J. 2005. Morphological and molecular investigations of a new family, genus and species of rodent (Mammalia: Rodentia: Hystricognatha) from Lao PDR. Systematics and Biodiversity 2(4): 419–454. DOI: 10.1017/S1477200004001549 ; ResearchGate Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dawson, M.R.; Marivaux, L.; Li, C.-k.; Beard, K.C.; Métais, G. 2006. Laonastes and the "Lazarus effect" in Recent mammals. Science, 311(5766): 1456–1458. DOI: 10.1126/science.1124187

Vernacular names

English: Laotian Rock Rat
suomi: Kivirotta
日本語: ラオスイワネズミ属
ไทย: หนูหิน