Concise hierarchy

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

Subsequent positions

Hyracoidea (Suborder) Huxley, 1869

Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 491.

Original entries

Questionably †Gigantohyrax (Genus) Kitching, 1965
Questionably †Prohyrax (Genus) Stromer, 1926

Subsequent entries

Dendrohyrax (Genus) Gray, 1868
Heterohyrax (Genus) Gray, 1868
Procavia (Genus) Storr, 1780

Current position

Hyracoidea (Order) Huxley, 1869

Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 26).

Alternative positions

Hyracoidea (Suborder) Huxley, 1869

Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 491. [new position]

Historical positions

Hyracoidea (Order) Huxley, 1869	Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 26).
Hyracoidea (Order) Huxley, 1869	Ref: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2011: 57.
Hyracoidea (Order) Huxley, 1869	Ref: J. Shoshani, 2005: 87.
Hyracoidea (Suborder) Huxley, 1869	Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 491. [new position]
Hyracoidea (Order) Huxley, 1869	Ref: 1995
Hyracoidea (Order) Huxley, 1869	Ref: D.A. Schlitter, 1993: 373; 6.
Hyracoidea (Order) Huxley, 1869	Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 124.
Hyracoidea (Order) Huxley, 1869	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 646.
Hyracoidea (Order) Huxley, 1869	Ref: A.F. DeBlase, 1982: 1055.
Hyracoidea (Order) Huxley, 1869	Ref: B. Grzimek, 1973-1975

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	3g;4s;48ss; †2g
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	3g;4s;48ss; †2g
2011	D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder: 57	3g;5s
2005	J. Shoshani	[3g;4s;48ss]
1997	M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell	[3g; †2g]
1993	D.A. Schlitter	3g;6s
1991	G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill	[3g];~8s
1982	A.F. DeBlase	3g;11s