Proteles

Proteles cristatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Feliformia

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: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pancarnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Feliformia

Familia: Hyaenidae
Subfamilia: Protelinae
Genus: Proteles
Species: P. cristatus – †P. transvaalensis

Name

Proteles I. Geoffroy, 1824

Type species: Proteles lalandii I. Geoffroy, 1824, by original designation and by monotypy

Synonymy

• Geocyon Wagler, 1830
• Proteles I. Geoffroy, 1824: 139

References

Primary references

• Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I. 1824. Sur le Protèle de Lalande (Proteles lalandii), type du nouveau genre Protèle. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique 139–140. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Proteles 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.

Vernacular names

Boarisch: Erdwóif
Deutsch: Erdwolf
English: Aardwolf
日本語: アードウルフ属

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