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Pacas

Cuniculidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Cuniculidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Agoutidae
Family recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Agoutidae
Recognized by Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Chile Species List, Colombia Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guyana Species List, Panama Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Venezuela Species List, Argentina Species List, Mexico Species List, North Pacific Species List, and South Atlantic Species List
Cuniculidae
Family recognized by Dynamic Hierarchy Synonyms, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia EU, wikipedia AST, wikipedia LT, wikipedia BR, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Cuniculidae
Recognized by INBio, Kissling et al, 2014, Belize Species List, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, French Guiana Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guyana Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Panama Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Suriname Species List, Venezuela Species List, Argentina Species List, Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, and Lovegrove 2014
Cuniculidae Miller & Gidley 1918
Family recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Alternative Names

Agoutidae Gray 1821
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
? paca Linnaeus, 1766
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Agoutidae
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors, Wildfinder (WWF), Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Anderson and Wiens 2017, TreatmentBank, and Global Biotic Interactions
Agoutidae
Synonym according to Dynamic Hierarchy Synonyms, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and NCBI
Agoutidae Gray 1821
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Agoutidae Gray 1821
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Agoutidae Gray 1821
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Cuniculidae
Harvest ancestor according to Animal Diversity Web, Pantheria, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, Paleobiology Database, Flickr Group, CITES, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Cuniculidae Miller & Gidley 1918
Authority according to NCBI

Common Names

English

pacas preferred
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web

Japanese

パカ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Curated hierarchies for Cuniculidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Ctenohystrica
Hystricognathi
Caviomorpha
Cavioidea
Cuniculidae (this page)
Cuniculus Brisson 1762
Caviidae
Dasyproctidae
unclassified Cavioidea

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Hystricomorpha Brandt 1855
Hystricognathi Brandt 1855
Cuniculidae Miller & Gidley 1918 (this page)
Cuniculus Brisson 1762
Abrocomidae Miller & Gidley 1918
Bathyergidae Waterhouse 1841
Capromyidae Smith 1842
Caviidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Chinchillidae Bennett 1833
Ctenomyidae Lesson 1842
Dasyproctidae Bonaparte 1838
Diatomyidae Mein & Ginsburg 1997
Dinomyidae Peters 1873
Echimyidae Gray 1825
Erethizontidae Bonaparte 1845
Heptaxodontidae Anthony 1917
Hystricidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Myocastoridae Ameghino 1902
Octodontidae Waterhouse 1840
Petromuridae Tullberg 1899
Thryonomyidae Pocock 1922

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Ctenohystrica
Hystricognathi
Caviomorpha
Cavioidea
Cuniculidae (this page)
Cuniculus Brisson 1762
Caviidae
Dasyproctidae
unclassified Cavioidea

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Ctenohystrica
Hystricognathi
Caviomorpha
Cavioidea
Cuniculidae (this page)
Cuniculus
Caviidae
Dasyproctidae
unclassified Cavioidea

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Cuniculidae (this page)
Cuniculus Brisson 1762
Abrocomidae
Acaremyidae
Agoutidae
Alagomyidae
Allomyidae
Anomalomyidae
Aplodontidae
Aplodontiidae
Archetypomyidae
Armintomyidae
Arvicolidae
Bathyergidae
Bathyergoididae
Bugtimys Marivaux, Vianey-Liaud, Welcomme & Jaeger 2002
Butomys Dashzeveg & Meng 1998
Callodontomys Ameghino 1889
Calomyscidae
Castoridae
Cephalomyidae
Chapattimyidae
Chinchillidae
Chuankueimys Tong 1997
Cocomyidae
Cricetidae
Ctenodactylidae
Ctenomyidae
Cylindrodontidae
Dasyproctidae
Diamantomyidae
Diatomyidae
Dinomyidae
Distylomyidae
Echymyidae
Eocardiidae
Eomyidae
Erethizontidae
Eucricetodontidae
Eutypomyidae
Florentiamyidae
Gaudeamuridae
Gliridae
Hannanomys Guo, Wang & Yang 2000
Hansdebruijnia Storch & Dahlmann 1995
Heliscomyidae
Heptaxodontidae
Heteromyidae
Homocentrus Ameghino 1891
Hydentomys Tong 1997
Hydrochaeridae
Hydrochoeridae
Ischyromyidae
Ivanantoniidae
Kahawamys Stevens, Holroyd, Roberts, O'Connor & Gottfried 2009
Kenyamyidae
Laonastidae
Laredomyidae
Marfilomys Ferrusquía-Villafranca 1989
Megacricetodontidae
Microtidae
Moissenetia Hugueney & Adrover 1995
Muridae
Mylagaulidae
Myocastoridae
Myophiomyidae
Myoxidae
Neoepiblemidae
Nesomyidae
Paramyidae
Parapedetidae
Pedetidae
Petauristidae
Petromuridae
Petromyidae
Phiomyidae
Platacanthomyidae
Protoptychidae
Pseudocricetodontidae
Pseudoneoreomys Ameghino 1891
Pseudosciuridae
Pteromuridae
Reithroparamyidae
Rhizomyidae
Rhizospalacidae
Sciuravidae
Seleviniidae
Simimyidae
Siphneidae
Sminthidae
Spalacidae
Stelmomys Tong 1997
Tamquammyidae
Theridomyidae
Tsaganomyidae
Xueshimys Tong 1997
Yuomyidae
Zamoramys Peláez-Campomanes & López-Martínez 1996
Zapodidae
Zegdoumyidae
Zodiomys Tong 1997
Zoyphiomys Tong 1997
49 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Hystricomorpha Brandt 1855
Hystricognathi Brandt 1855
Cuniculidae Miller & Gidley 1918 (this page)
Cuniculus Brisson 1762
Abrocomidae Miller & Gidley 1918
Bathyergidae Waterhouse 1841
Capromyidae Smith 1842
Caviidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Chinchillidae Bennett 1833
Ctenomyidae Lesson 1842
Dasyproctidae Bonaparte 1838
Diatomyidae Mein & Ginsburg 1997
Dinomyidae Peters 1873
Echimyidae Gray 1825
Erethizontidae Bonaparte 1845
Heptaxodontidae Anthony 1917
Hystricidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Myocastoridae Ameghino 1902
Octodontidae Waterhouse 1840
Petromuridae Tullberg 1899
Thryonomyidae Pocock 1922

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Cuniculidae (this page)
Cuniculus paca (Linnaeus 1766)
Cuniculus taczanowskii (Stolzmann 1865)
Abrocomidae
Anomaluridae
Aplodontiidae
Bathyergidae
Calomyscidae
Capromyidae
Castoridae
Caviidae
Chinchillidae
Cricetidae
Ctenodactylidae
Ctenomyidae
Dasyproctidae
Diatomyidae
Dinomyidae
Dipodidae
Echimyidae
Erethizontidae
Geomyidae
Gliridae
Heteromyidae
Hystricidae
Muridae
Myocastoridae
Nesomyidae
Octodontidae
Pedetidae
Petromuridae
Platacanthomyidae
Sciuridae
Spalacidae
Thryonomyidae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Hystricomorpha
Cuniculidae (this page)
Cuniculus
Abrocomidae
Bathyergidae
Capromyidae
Caviidae
Chinchillidae
Ctenodactylidae
Ctenomyidae
Dasyproctidae
Dinomyidae
Echimyidae
Erethizontidae
Hydrochaeridae
Hystricidae
Laonastidae
Myocastoridae
Octodontidae
Petromuridae
Thryonomyidae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Gliriformes
Glires
Rodentia
Hystricognatha
Hystricognathi
Cuniculidae (this page)
Cuniculus
Abrocomidae
Acaremyidae
Bathyergidae
Capromyidae
Caviidae
Caviomorpha
Chinchillidae
Ctenomyidae
Dasyproctidae
Diamantomyidae
Diatomyidae
Dinomyidae
Echimyidae
Erethizontidae
Hydrochaeridae
Hystricidae
Myocastoridae
Octodontidae
Petromuridae
Phiomorpha
Thryonomyidae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Gliriformes
Glires
Rodentia
Agoutidae (this page)
Agouti
Alagomyidae
Allomyidae
Anomaluromorpha
Aplodontoidea
Archetypomyidae
Castorimorpha
Cercolabidae
Cricetopidae
Ctenodactyloidea
Cylindrodontidae
Echinomyidae
Eryomyidae
Eurymylidae
Floresomys
Gliroidea
Griphomys
Heterocephalidae
Hystricognatha
Hystricomorpha
Ivanantoniidae
Jimomys
Laonastidae
Laredomyidae
Luribayomys
Marfilomys
Megacricetodontidae
Meliakrouniomys
Myomorpha
Odontomysopidae
Paciculus
Paramyidae
Petauristidae
Sciuravida
Sciurognathi
Sciuroidea
Sciuromorpha
Sminthidae
Supramyomorpha
Thryonomyoidea
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