Diplomesodon sonnerati

Diplomesodon sonnerati

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Soricoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Eulipotyphla
Subordo: Erinaceota
Superfamilia: Soricoidea

Familia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Crocidurinae
Genus: Diplomesodon
Species: Diplomesodon sonnerati

Name

Diplomesodon sonnerati Cheke in Cheke & Hume, 2018: 595

  • Holotype (ichnotype): specimen illustrated by Sonnerat.
  • Type locality: “Vicinity of Pondicherry/Puducherry, southern India”.

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Nizamudheen, M., Arockianathan, S., Sirajudeen, M.S., Anbazhagan, A. & Rajaboopathi, B.K. 2025. Rediscovery of an 'extinct' endemic mammal Sonnerat's Shrew (Diplomesodon sonnerati Cheke, 2012) in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 21(2): 171–174. DOI: 10.22067/ijab.2025.90911.1089 Open access Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Sonnerat's Shrew