Aplodontoidea
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Aplodontoidea is a superfamily of rodents that includes the mountain beaver and its extinct relatives, representing one of the most primitive living rodent lineages.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal superfamily
ⓘ
rodent superfamily ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | one of the most primitive living rodent lineages ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | aplodontoid rodents ⓘ |
| contains |
extant species Aplodontia rufa
ⓘ
multiple extinct genera ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | burrowing herbivores ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | extends back to the Paleogene ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | primarily North America ⓘ |
| hasLivingRepresentative | mountain beaver ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Eutheria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glires NERFINISHED ⓘ Theria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Aplodontia rufa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aplodontiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCommonName | mountain beaver and relatives ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalTraits | primitive cranial and dental features among rodents ⓘ |
| notableFor | retention of ancestral rodent characteristics ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Sciuroidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suborder | Sciuromorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | superfamily ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.