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Taxon: Family Tragulidae Milne-Edwards, 1864 - chevrotains (mammal)
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Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Mammalia - (Order) Cetartiodactyla

Original position

Questionably Ruminantia (Suborder) Scopoli, 1777

Original entries

Questionably Dorcabune (Genus) Pilgrim, 1910
Questionably Siamotragulus (Genus) Thomas, Ginsburg, Hintong & Suteethorn, 1990
Questionably Yunnanotherium (Genus) Han, 1986

Subsequent entries

Dorcatherium (Genus) Kaup, 1833
Hyemoschus (Genus) Gray, 1845
Tragulus (Genus) Brisson, 1762

Current position

Tragulina (Infraorder) Flower, 1883 Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 27).

Alternative positions

Artiodactyla (Order) Owen, 1848 Ref: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2011: 59.
Ruminantia (Infraorder) Scopoli, 1777 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 444.
Ruminantia (Suborder) Scopoli, 1777 Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 419.
Tragulidea (Superfamily) Ref: R.C. van Caenegem et al., 1979-1984
Traguloidea (Infraorder) Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 641.

Historical positions

Tragulina (Infraorder) Flower, 1883 Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 27).
Ruminantia (Infraorder) Scopoli, 1777 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 444.
Artiodactyla (Order) Owen, 1848 Ref: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2011: 59.
Ruminantia (Infraorder) Scopoli, 1777 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 401.
Artiodactyla (Order) Owen, 1848 Ref: P. Grubb, 2005: 648.
Ruminantia (Suborder) Scopoli, 1777 Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 419.
Artiodactyla (Order) Owen, 1848 Ref: 1995
Artiodactyla (Order) Owen, 1848 Ref: P. Grubb, 1993: 382; 6.
Artiodactyla (Order) Owen, 1848 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 127.
Traguloidea (Infraorder) Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 641.
Tragulina (Infraorder) Flower, 1883 Ref: A.F. DeBlase, 1982: 1059.
Tragulina (Infraorder) Flower, 1883 Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979
Tragulina (Infraorder) Flower, 1883 Ref: B. Grzimek, 1973-1975
Tragulina (Infraorder) Flower, 1883 Ref: G.G. Simpson, 1945

Number of Subtaxa

2024 Available in Systema Naturae 2000 3g;8s;50ss; †4g
1989-present Systema Naturae 2000: 30 Apr 2021 [3g;8s;50ss; †4g]
2011 D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder: 59 3g;10s
2005 P. Grubb: 650 [3g;8s;50ss]
1997 M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell [2g; †4g]
1993 P. Grubb 3g;4s
1991 G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill [2g];~4s
1982 A.F. DeBlase 2g;4s
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Last updated: 1 Feb 2024