IRMNG - Cuniculidae Miller & Gidley, 1918

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Cuniculidae Miller & Gidley, 1918

IRMNG_ID

119708 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:119708)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Rodentia

Synonymised names

Agoutidae Gray, 1821 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Genus Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Eobranisamys Frailey & Campbell, 2004 †
Genus Eoincamys Frailey & Campbell, 2004 †
Genus Eopicure Frailey & Campbell, 2004 †
Genus Agouti Lacepède, 1799 accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Agoutis Gray, 1821 accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Aguti Fischer de Waldheim, 1803 accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Caelogenus Fleming, 1822 † accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Caelogenys Agassiz, 1842 accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Caelogenys Gray, 1825 † accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Calogenus Gray, 1821 † accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Coelogenus Cuvier, 1806 † accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Coelogenys Lenz, 1831 † accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Coelogenys Illiger, 1811 accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Cologenis Ameghino, 1881 † accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Cologenys Lenz, 1831 † accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Cölogenys Lenz, 1831 † accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Cologenyx Ameghino, 1884 † accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Genyscoelus Liais, 1872 † accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Mamcoelogenysus Herrera, 1899 accepted as Coelogenys Illiger, 1811 accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762 (unaccepted > unavailable name, formula name, not acceptable in zoological nomenclature)
Genus Osteopera Harlan, 1825 accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Paca Fischer, 1813 accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762
Genus Stictomys Thomas, 1924 accepted as Cuniculus Brisson, 1762

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Formerly included in Agoutidae e.g. in McKenna & Bell, 1997; treated as family by Wilson & Reeder, 2005

Taxonomic remark Formerly included in Agoutidae e.g. in McKenna & Bell, 1997; treated as family by Wilson & Reeder, 2005 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Cuniculidae Miller & Gidley, 1918. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119708 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

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2011-05-31 22:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

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basis of record Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. [details]

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details]

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details]

extant flag source Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. [details]

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Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Eutheria (Infraclass) > Rodentia (Order) > Cuniculidae (Family) [details]

Taxonomic remark Formerly included in Agoutidae e.g. in McKenna & Bell, 1997; treated as family by Wilson & Reeder, 2005 [details]