Tragulina
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Tragulina is an infraorder of even-toed ungulate
s. Only the chevrotain
s survive to the present, including the genera
Tragulus
(the mouse deer) and Hyemoschus.
of the group Tragulina.
Even-toed ungulate
The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in odd-toed ungulates such as horses....
s. Only the chevrotain
Chevrotain
Chevrotains, also known as mouse deer, are small ungulates that make up the family Tragulidae, the only members of the infraorder Tragulina. There are 10 living species in three genera, but there are also several species only known from fossils...
s survive to the present, including the genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Tragulus
Tragulus
Tragulus is a genus of even-toed ungulates in the Tragulidae family that are known as mouse-deer. Tragos refers to a goat in Greek, while –ulus in Latin means 'tiny'. With a weight of and a length of they are the smallest ungulates in the world, though the largest species of mouse-deer surpass...
(the mouse deer) and Hyemoschus.
Taxonomy
The following is the taxonomyTaxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
of the group Tragulina.
- TRAGULINA
- Praetragulidae
- Praetragulus
- ParvitragulusParvitragulusParvitragulus is an extinct genus belonging to the family Hypertragulidae, within the order Artiodactyla, endemic to North America during the Eocene, living 38–33.9 Ma, existing for approximately ....
- Simimeryx
- Archaeomerycidae
- ArchaeomeryxArchaeomeryxArchaeomeryx is an extinct genus of ruminant that lived early in the Eocene. It is believed to be close to the ancestry of modern day deers from had fully functioning sharp front teeth. It was also very small in size, comparable to a modern day mouse. It was also very rabbit-like and had several...
- Miomeryx
- Archaeomeryx
- Gelocidae
- Phaneromeryx
- Paragelocus
- Paragelocus
- Gelocus
- Pseudogelocus
- Prodremotherium
- Cryptomeryx
- Pseudoceras
- Gobiomeryx
- Rutitherium
- Eumeryx
- HypertragulidaeHypertragulidaeHypertragulidae is an extinct family of even-toed ungulates , endemic to North America, Europe, and Asia during the Eocene through Miocene, living 46.2—13.6 Ma, existing for approximately ....
- HypertragulusHypertragulusHypertragulus is an extinct genus belonging to the family Hypertragulidae, within the order Artiodactyla, endemic to North America during the Eocene to Miocene, living , existing for approximately ....
- Hypisodontinae
- HypisodusHypisodusHypisodus is an extinct genus belonging to the family Hypertragulidae, within the order Artiodactyla, endemic to North America during the Eocene through Oligocene, living 37.2–26.3 Ma, existing for approximately ....
- Hypisodus
- Hypertragulus
- Leptomerycidae
- Hendryomeryx
- LeptomeryxLeptomeryxLeptomeryx is an extinct genus of ruminant of the family Leptomerycidae, endemic to North America during the Eocene through Oligocene 38—24.8 Mya, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- Xinjiangmeryx
- Pseudomeryx
- Pseudoparablastomeryx
- Pronodens
- Lophiomerycidae
- Zhailimeryx
- Iberomeryx
- Lophiomeryx
- NalameryxNalameryxNalameryx is an extinct genus of lophiomerycid ruminant which existed in lower Chitarwata Formation, Pakistan during the middle Oligocene. It was first named by Grégoire Métais, Jean-Loup Welcomme and Stéphane Ducrocq in 2009 and the type species is Nalameryx savagei....
- Krabimeryx
- undescrsibed
- Tragulidae
- TragulusTragulusTragulus is a genus of even-toed ungulates in the Tragulidae family that are known as mouse-deer. Tragos refers to a goat in Greek, while –ulus in Latin means 'tiny'. With a weight of and a length of they are the smallest ungulates in the world, though the largest species of mouse-deer surpass...
- Hyemoschus
- MoschiolaMoschiolaMoschiola is a genus of small even-toed ungulates in the Tragulidae family. They are found in forests in India, Sri Lanka and perhaps Nepal, and have pale-spotted or -striped upperparts unlike the other Asian members of the family, the mouse-deer of the genus Tragulus.Traditionally only a single...
- Tragulus
- ProtoceratidaeProtoceratidaeProtoceratidae is an extinct family of herbivorous North American artiodactyls that lived during the Eocene through Pliocene at around 46.2—4.9 Ma., existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- HeteromeryxHeteromeryxHeteromeryx is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America from the Eocene epoch 40.2—33.9 Ma, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- LeptoreodonLeptoreodonLeptoreodon is a small extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America from the Eocene epoch 40.2—33.9 Ma, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- LeptotragulusLeptotragulusLeptotragulus is a small extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America from the Eocene epoch 40.2—33.9 Ma, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- PoabromylusPoabromylusPoabromylus is a small extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America from the Eocene epoch 46.2—33.9 Ma, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- ToromeryxToromeryxToromeryx is a medium-sized extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to southwestern North America from the Eocene epoch 46.2—42 Ma, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- TrigenicusTrigenicusTrigenicus is a small extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America from the Late Eocene epoch 37.2—33.9 Ma, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- ParatocerasParatocerasParatoceras is a medium-sized extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America from the Miocene epoch, 16.3—15.97 Ma, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- ProtocerasProtocerasProtoceras is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America from the Oligocene through Miocene 33.9—20.6 Ma, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- PseudoprotocerasPseudoprotocerasPseudoprotoceras is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to central North America from the Eocene epoch 42—39.9 Ma, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- KyptocerasKyptocerasKyptoceras is a small extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to southeastern North America from the Miocene to Early Pliocene epoch 23.03—3.6 Ma, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- LambdocerasLambdocerasLambdoceras is an extinct genus of Protoceratidae belonging to the order Artiodactyla endemic to North America during the Miocene, living epoch 20.6—13.6 Ma, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- ProsynthetocerasProsynthetocerasProsynthetoceras is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America from the early Miocene epoch 20.6—13.6 Ma, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- SynthetocerasSynthetocerasSynthetoceras is a large extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America from the Miocene epoch, 13.6—5.33 Ma, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- SyndyocerasSyndyocerasSyndyoceras is a small extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to central North America from the Eocene epoch 24.8—20.6 Ma, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- Heteromeryx
- Praetragulidae