Out of twenty extant genera of deer (family Cervidae) five are considered the most well-known which are Cervus (Common Deer), Alces (Moose Lineage), Capreolus (Roe Deer), Rangifer (Caribou/Reindeer Lineage), and Odocoileus (Hollow-Toothed Deer)
The hollow-toothed deer (genus Odocoileus) have three extant species: the Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), the White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), and the Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus columbianus)
The Rangifer genus has only one extant species: the Caribou or Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
The roe deer (genus Capreolus) have two extant species: the Western Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) and the Eastern Roe Deer (Capreolus pygargus)
The Alces genus contains only one extant species: the Moose or Black Deer (Alces alces)
The common deer (genus Cervus) have six extant species: the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), the Mediterranean Deer (Cervus corsicanus), the Barbary Deer (Cervus barbarus), the Paratethys Deer (Cervus maral), the Hangul (Cervus hanglu), and the Elk or Wapiti (Cervus canadensis)
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Did you know that there are currently four extant species of common pheasant being the Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans), the Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), the Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus), and the Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor)?
Constituting the genus Phasianus, common pheasants are the most largely distributed genus of pheasant with four extant species in recognition, the four species of common pheasant are the Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans), the Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), the Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus), and the Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor)
The Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans) has six recognized subspecies under two subspecies groups: the Phasianus elegans elegans group that contains the Rothchild's Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans rothschildi), the Stone's Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans elegans), the Qinghai Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans vlangallii) and the Phasianus elegans principalis group the contains the White-Winged Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans chrysomelas), the Bianchi's Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans bianchii), and the Prince of Wales's Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans principalis)
The Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) has twelve recognized subspecies under three subspecies groups: the Phasianus colchicus decollatus group that contains the Kweichow Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus decollatus) and the Sungpan Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus Surgeonfish), the Phasianus elegans tarimensis group that contains the Satchu Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus satscheuensis), the Gangdisi Shan Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus gangdisishanensis), the Tarim Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus tarimensis), and the Yarkand Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus shawii), and the Phasianus colchicus colchicus group that contains the Amu-Darya Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus zarudnyi), the Persian Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus persicus), the Talisch Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus talischensis), the Caucasian Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus colchicus), the Turkish Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus turcicus), and the Caspian Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus septentrionalis)
The Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus) has eighteen recognized subspecies under five subspecies groups: the Phasianus torquatus sohokhotensis group that contains the Strauch's Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus strauchi), the Sohokhoto Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus sohokhotensis), and the Alashan Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus alaschanicus), the Phasianus torquatus torquatus group that contains the Tonkinese Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquautus takatsukasae), the Shandong Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus shandongensis), the Sichuan Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus torquatus), the Hainan Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus hainanus), and the Formosan Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus formosanus), the Phasianus torquatus karpowi group that contains the Shansi Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus kiangsuensis), the Mandarin Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus liaoningensis), the Manchurian Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus pallasi), and the Korean Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus karpowi), the Phasianus torquatus hagenbecki group that contains the Kobdo Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus hagenbecki) and the Ruo Shui Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus edzinensis), and the Phasianus torquatus mongolicus group that contains the Mongolian Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus mongolicus), the Zerafshan Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus zerafschanicus), the Syr-Darya Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus turcestanicus), and the Aral Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus bergii)
The Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) has three subspecies: the Southern Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor versicolor), the Pacific Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor tamensis), and the Northern Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor robustipes)
It is currently known that carnivorans are divided into twenty-five extant families under nine superfamilies, four infraorders, and two suborders
Out of the twenty-five extant families of carnivorans, only five have one extant species in each, and the five extant species of carnivoran that have families of their own are: 1) Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) - sole extant species of the family Ailuropodidae 2) Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - sole extant species of the family Odobenidae 3) Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) - sole extant species of the family Ailuridae 4) Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) - sole extant species of the family Protelidae 5) Feripaka (Nandinia binotata) - sole extant species of the family Nandiniidae
While the giant panda, walrus, red panda, aardwolf, and feripaka all have families of their own, they still belong to five superfamilies that also include families mostly fairly similar to them: 1) the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) belongs to the superfamily Ursoidea, which it shares with the bears (family Ursidae) 2) the Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) belongs to the superfamily Otarioidea, which it shares with the sea lions (subfamily Otariinae) and fur seals (subfamily Arctocephalinae) of the family Otariidae 3) the Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) belongs to the superfamily Procyonoidea, which it shares with the raccoons (genus Procyon) and bassarisks (genus Bassariscus) of the family Procyonidae, coatis (genera Nasua and Nasuella), kinkajou (Potos flavus), olingos (genus Bassaricyon), and olinguito (Alopecella neblina) of the family Nasuidae, in addition to the skunks (subfamily Mephitinae) and sigungs (genus Mydaus) of the family Mephitidae 4) the Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) belongs to the superfamily Hyaenoidea, which it shares with the hyenas (family Hyaenidae) as well as the extinct families Lophocyonidae and Percrocutidae 5) the Feripaka (Nandinia binotata) belongs to the superfamily Viverroidea, which is the largest and most diverse of the nine extant carnivoran superfamilies and contains all extant feliforms other than cats, hyenas, and aardwolves and which it shares with the linsangs (genus Prionodon) of the monotypic family Prionodontidae, oyans (genus Poiana) of the monotypic family Poianidae, genets (genus Genetta) of the monotypic family Genettidae, civets (family Viverridae), mongooses (family Herpestidae), and malagasy carnivorans (family Eupleridae)
While many know tetrapods, it is known that tetrapods are very diverse with their many classes and orders being very diverse, while so, it is shown that only five orders of tetrapods have only one extant species, which are the three mammalian orders Tubulidentata, Microbiotheria, and Platypoda and the two non-mammalian orders Opisthocomiformes and Rhynchocephalia
It is known that the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) is the only extant reptile species in the order Rhynchocephalia, the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is the only extant bird species in the order Opisthocomiformes, the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), colocolo (Dromiciops gliroides), and aardvark (Orycteropus afer) are the only extant mammal species of the orders Platypoda, Microbiotheria, and Tubulidentata respectively
Interestingly, the monospecific orders Platypoda, Microbiotheria, and Tubulidentata are part of three different mammal groups, with Platypoda being one of the two extant orders of monotremes (subclass Monotremata), Microbiotheria being one of the seven extant orders of marsupials (subclass Marsupialia), and Tubulidentata being one of the twenty-one extant orders of placental mammals (subclass Placentalia)
It is largely known that cattle, owls, and parrots are largely defined by the tribe Bovini, order Strigiformes, and order Psittaciformes respectively as wholes, it also known that while "cattle" refers to the tribe Bovini as a whole, "true cattle" more specifically applies to species in the subtribe Bovina, similarly, while "owl" and "parrot" both refer to the orders Strigiformes and Psittaciformes as wholes, "true owl" more specifically applies to species in the family Strigidae and "true parrot" more specifically refers to species in the superfamily Psittacoidea
It is also known that the other two subtribes of cattle (tribe Bovini) are Pseudorygina (Saola and Fossil Relatives) and Bubalina (Buffalo), the other family of owls (order Strigiformes) is Tytonidae (Heart-Faced Owls), and the other two superfamilies of parrots (order Psittaciformes) are Strigopoidea (New Zealand Parrots) and Cacatuoidea (Cockatoos)
Interestingly, among cattle (tribe Bovini), the saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) is the only extant genus of both its genus and the subtribe Pseudorygina, the buffalo (subtribe Bubalina) are constituted by six extant species under three genera, which are the lowland anoa (Anoa depressicornis), the mountain anoa (Anoa quarlesi), the mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis), the asiatic water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), the african bush buffalo (Syncerus caffer), and the african forest buffalo (Syncerus nanus), and the true cattle (subtribe Bovina) are constituted by eight extant species under four genera, which are the kouprey (Bibos sauveli), the banteng (Bibos javanicus (cladistically including the bali cattle (Bibos javanicus domesticus))), the gaur (Bibos gaurus (cladistically including the gayal/mithun (Bibos gaurus frontalis))), the paleotropical aurochs (Bos namadicus (cladistically including the zebu (Bos namadicus indicus) and sanga (Bos namadicus africanus))), the palearctic aurochs (Bos primigenius (cladistically including the taurine ox (Bos primigenius taurus) and mandarin ox (Bos primigenius mandarinus))), the yak (Poephagus grunniens), the european bison (Bison bonasus), and the american bison (Bison bison)
Among owls (order Strigiformes), the heart-faced owls (family Tytonidae) are divided into two subfamilies: Phodilinae for the bay owls (genus Phodilus (contains 3 species)), masked owls (genus Larvops (contains 8 species)), and sooty owls (genus Fulginostrix (contains 3 species)) and Tytoninae for the barn owls (genus Tyto (contains 3 species)), grass owls (genus Poestrix (contains 3 species)), and ashy-faced owl (Argentocephalus glaucops) and the true owls (family Strigidae) are divided into three subfamilies: Ninocinae (Boobooks and Relatives), Striginae (Wood Owls and Relatives), and Buboninae (Eagle Owls, Long-Eared Owls, Screech Owls, Little Owls, and Relatives)
Among parrots (order Psittaciformes), the new zealand parrots (superfamily Strigopoidea) are divided into two extant families: Nestoridae (Kakas and Kea) and Strigopidae (Kakapo and Kakarikis), the cockatoos (superfamily Cacatuoidea) are divided into two extant families: Nymphicidae (Cockatiel and Fossil Relatives) and Cacatuidae (Typical Cockatoos), and the true parrots (superfamily Psittacoidea) are divided into four extant families: Pezoporidae (Typical Oceanian Parrots), Psittaculidae (Asiatic Parrots), Psittacidae (African Parrots), and Aridae (New World Parrots)
What do you think are the differences between these major groups among cattle (tribe Bovini), owls (order Strigiformes), and parrots (order Psittaciformes)?, let me know in the comments section down below
1) Differences between saolas (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) of the monotypic subtribe Pseudorygina, buffalo (subtribe Bubalina), and true cattle (subtribe Bovina) 2) Differences between heart-faced owls (family Tytonidae) and true owls (family Strigidae) 3) Differences between new zealand parrots (superfamily Strigopoidea), cockatoos (superfamily Cacatuoidea), and true parrots (superfamily Psittacoidea)
Here are these passerines that despite being called "magpies" are not magpies at all, why do you think they are not classified as true magpies?
1) Magpie-Butcherbird (Gymnorhina tibicen) - also known as the "australian magpie" 2) Black Treepies (genus Platysmurus) - also known as "black magpies" 3) Luwuyas (genus Cissa) - also known as "green magpies" 4) Lanwuyas (genus Urocissa) - also known as "blue magpies" 5) Husonyas (genus Cyanopica) - also known as "azure-winged magpies"
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Top 5 most well-known genera of deer
Out of twenty extant genera of deer (family Cervidae) five are considered the most well-known which are Cervus (Common Deer), Alces (Moose Lineage), Capreolus (Roe Deer), Rangifer (Caribou/Reindeer Lineage), and Odocoileus (Hollow-Toothed Deer)
The hollow-toothed deer (genus Odocoileus) have three extant species: the Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), the White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), and the Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus columbianus)
The Rangifer genus has only one extant species: the Caribou or Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
The roe deer (genus Capreolus) have two extant species: the Western Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) and the Eastern Roe Deer (Capreolus pygargus)
The Alces genus contains only one extant species: the Moose or Black Deer (Alces alces)
The common deer (genus Cervus) have six extant species: the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), the Mediterranean Deer (Cervus corsicanus), the Barbary Deer (Cervus barbarus), the Paratethys Deer (Cervus maral), the Hangul (Cervus hanglu), and the Elk or Wapiti (Cervus canadensis)
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Did you know that there are currently four extant species of common pheasant being the Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans), the Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), the Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus), and the Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor)?
Constituting the genus Phasianus, common pheasants are the most largely distributed genus of pheasant with four extant species in recognition, the four species of common pheasant are the Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans), the Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), the Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus), and the Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor)
The Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans) has six recognized subspecies under two subspecies groups: the Phasianus elegans elegans group that contains the Rothchild's Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans rothschildi), the Stone's Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans elegans), the Qinghai Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans vlangallii) and the Phasianus elegans principalis group the contains the White-Winged Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans chrysomelas), the Bianchi's Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans bianchii), and the Prince of Wales's Black-Breasted Pheasant (Phasianus elegans principalis)
The Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) has twelve recognized subspecies under three subspecies groups: the Phasianus colchicus decollatus group that contains the Kweichow Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus decollatus) and the Sungpan Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus Surgeonfish), the Phasianus elegans tarimensis group that contains the Satchu Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus satscheuensis), the Gangdisi Shan Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus gangdisishanensis), the Tarim Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus tarimensis), and the Yarkand Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus shawii), and the Phasianus colchicus colchicus group that contains the Amu-Darya Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus zarudnyi), the Persian Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus persicus), the Talisch Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus talischensis), the Caucasian Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus colchicus), the Turkish Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus turcicus), and the Caspian Black-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus septentrionalis)
The Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus) has eighteen recognized subspecies under five subspecies groups: the Phasianus torquatus sohokhotensis group that contains the Strauch's Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus strauchi), the Sohokhoto Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus sohokhotensis), and the Alashan Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus alaschanicus), the Phasianus torquatus torquatus group that contains the Tonkinese Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquautus takatsukasae), the Shandong Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus shandongensis), the Sichuan Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus torquatus), the Hainan Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus hainanus), and the Formosan Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus formosanus), the Phasianus torquatus karpowi group that contains the Shansi Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus kiangsuensis), the Mandarin Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus liaoningensis), the Manchurian Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus pallasi), and the Korean Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus karpowi), the Phasianus torquatus hagenbecki group that contains the Kobdo Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus hagenbecki) and the Ruo Shui Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus edzinensis), and the Phasianus torquatus mongolicus group that contains the Mongolian Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus mongolicus), the Zerafshan Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus zerafschanicus), the Syr-Darya Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus turcestanicus), and the Aral Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus bergii)
The Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) has three subspecies: the Southern Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor versicolor), the Pacific Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor tamensis), and the Northern Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor robustipes)
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It is currently known that carnivorans are divided into twenty-five extant families under nine superfamilies, four infraorders, and two suborders
Out of the twenty-five extant families of carnivorans, only five have one extant species in each, and the five extant species of carnivoran that have families of their own are:
1) Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) - sole extant species of the family Ailuropodidae
2) Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - sole extant species of the family Odobenidae
3) Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) - sole extant species of the family Ailuridae
4) Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) - sole extant species of the family Protelidae
5) Feripaka (Nandinia binotata) - sole extant species of the family Nandiniidae
While the giant panda, walrus, red panda, aardwolf, and feripaka all have families of their own, they still belong to five superfamilies that also include families mostly fairly similar to them:
1) the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) belongs to the superfamily Ursoidea, which it shares with the bears (family Ursidae)
2) the Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) belongs to the superfamily Otarioidea, which it shares with the sea lions (subfamily Otariinae) and fur seals (subfamily Arctocephalinae) of the family Otariidae
3) the Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) belongs to the superfamily Procyonoidea, which it shares with the raccoons (genus Procyon) and bassarisks (genus Bassariscus) of the family Procyonidae, coatis (genera Nasua and Nasuella), kinkajou (Potos flavus), olingos (genus Bassaricyon), and olinguito (Alopecella neblina) of the family Nasuidae, in addition to the skunks (subfamily Mephitinae) and sigungs (genus Mydaus) of the family Mephitidae
4) the Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) belongs to the superfamily Hyaenoidea, which it shares with the hyenas (family Hyaenidae) as well as the extinct families Lophocyonidae and Percrocutidae
5) the Feripaka (Nandinia binotata) belongs to the superfamily Viverroidea, which is the largest and most diverse of the nine extant carnivoran superfamilies and contains all extant feliforms other than cats, hyenas, and aardwolves and which it shares with the linsangs (genus Prionodon) of the monotypic family Prionodontidae, oyans (genus Poiana) of the monotypic family Poianidae, genets (genus Genetta) of the monotypic family Genettidae, civets (family Viverridae), mongooses (family Herpestidae), and malagasy carnivorans (family Eupleridae)
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While many know tetrapods, it is known that tetrapods are very diverse with their many classes and orders being very diverse, while so, it is shown that only five orders of tetrapods have only one extant species, which are the three mammalian orders Tubulidentata, Microbiotheria, and Platypoda and the two non-mammalian orders Opisthocomiformes and Rhynchocephalia
It is known that the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) is the only extant reptile species in the order Rhynchocephalia, the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is the only extant bird species in the order Opisthocomiformes, the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), colocolo (Dromiciops gliroides), and aardvark (Orycteropus afer) are the only extant mammal species of the orders Platypoda, Microbiotheria, and Tubulidentata respectively
Interestingly, the monospecific orders Platypoda, Microbiotheria, and Tubulidentata are part of three different mammal groups, with Platypoda being one of the two extant orders of monotremes (subclass Monotremata), Microbiotheria being one of the seven extant orders of marsupials (subclass Marsupialia), and Tubulidentata being one of the twenty-one extant orders of placental mammals (subclass Placentalia)
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What do you think of this classification of diprotodonts (order Diprotodontia)?
Taxonomy:
• Order: Diprotodontia
•• Superfamily: †Thylacoleonoidea
••• Family: †Maradidae
••• Family: †Wynyardiidae
••• Family: †Thylacoleonidae (Marsupial Lions)
•• Clade: Phalangerimorphia
••• Superfamily: Vombatoidea (Wombats and Koala)
•••• Family: †Ilariidae
•••• Family: Vombatidae (Wombats)
•••• Family: Phascolarctidae (Koala and Fossil Relatives)
••• Clade: Phalangerida
•••• Superfamily: †Diprotodontoidea
••••• Family: †Mukupirnidae
••••• Family: †Diprotodontidae
••••• Family: †Palorchestidae (Marsupial Tapirs)
•••• Clade: Euphalangerida
••••• Superfamily: Phalangeroidea (Cuscuses, Brush-Tailed Possums, Scaly-Tailed Possum, and Pygmy Possums)
•••••• Family: †Miralinidae (Sand Possums)
•••••• Family: †Ektopodontidae (Sprite Possums)
•••••• Family: Burramyidae (Pygmy Possums)
•••••• Family: Phalangeridae (Cuscuses, Brush-Tailed Possums, and Scaly-Tailed Possum)
••••••• Subfamily: Wyuldinae (Scaly-Tailed Possum and Fossil Relatives)
••••••• Subfamily: Trichosurinae (Scaly-Tailed Possums)
••••••• Subfamily: Phalangerinae (Cuscuses)
•••••••• Tribe: Ailuropini (Bear and Dwarf Cuscuses)
•••••••• Tribe: Phalangerini (Common Cuscuses, Spotted Cuscuses, and Relatives)
••••• Clade: Macropodopetaurae
•••••• Superfamily: Petauroidea (Gliders, Striped Possum, Trioks, Leadbeater's Possum, Ring-Tailed Possums, Feather-Tailed Possum, and Honey Possum)
••••••• Family: Tarsipedidae (Honey Possum and Fossil Relatives)
••••••• Family: Acrobatidae (Pygmy Glider and Feather-Tailed Possum)
••••••• Family: Pseudocheiridae (Ring-Tailed Possums and Greater Gliders)
•••••••• Subfamily: Pseudocheirinae (Ring-Tailed Possums)
•••••••• Subfamily: Petauroidinae (Greater Gliders)
••••••• Family: Petauridae (Lesser Gliders, Striped Possum, Trioks, and Leadbeater's Possum)
•••••••• Subfamily: Gymnobelideinae (Leadbeater's Possum and Fossil Relatives)
•••••••• Subfamily: Dactylopsilinae (Striped Possum and Trioks)
•••••••• Subfamily: Petaurinae (Lesser Gliders)
•••••• Superfamily: Macropodoidea (Macropods)
••••••• Family: †Balbaridae (Primitive Macropods)
••••••• Family: Hypsiprymnodontidae (Musky-Rat Kangaroo and Fossil Relatives)
••••••• Family: Potoroidae (Potoroos and Bettongs)
••••••• Family: Sthenuridae (Short-Faced Kangaroos)
•••••••• Subfamily: †Sthenurinae
•••••••• Subfamily: Lagostrophinae (Mernine and Fossil Relatives)
••••••• Family: Macropodidae (Higher Macropods)
•••••••• Subfamily: Lagorchestinae (Hare-Wallabies and Fossil Relatives)
•••••••• Subfamily: Macropodinae (Grey Kangaroos, Red Kangaroo, Wallaroos, Antilopine Wallaby, Stripe-Headed Wallabies, and True Wallabies)
••••••••• Tribe: Wallabiini (True Wallabies)
••••••••• Tribe: Macropodini (Grey Kangaroos, Red Kangaroo, Wallaroos, Antilopine Wallaby, and Stripe-Headed Wallabies)
•••••••••• Subtribe: Notamacropodina (Stripe-Headed Wallabies)
•••••••••• Subtribe: Macropodina (Grey Kangaroos, Red Kangaroo, Wallaroos, and Antilopine Wallaby)
•••••••• Subfamily: Dendrolaginae (Tree Kangaroos, Dorcopsises, Pademelons, Quokka, and Rock Wallabies)
••••••••• Tribe: Thylogalini (Pademelons, Quokka, and Rock Wallabies)
•••••••••• Subtribe: Thylogalina (Pademelons and Quokka)
•••••••••• Subtribe: Petrogalina (Rock Wallabies)
••••••••• Tribe: Dendrolagini (Tree Kangaroos and Dorcopsises)
•••••••••• Subtribe: Dorcopsina (Dorcopsises)
•••••••••• Subtribe: Dendrolagina (Tree Kangaroos)
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Indy Reno
It is largely known that cattle, owls, and parrots are largely defined by the tribe Bovini, order Strigiformes, and order Psittaciformes respectively as wholes, it also known that while "cattle" refers to the tribe Bovini as a whole, "true cattle" more specifically applies to species in the subtribe Bovina, similarly, while "owl" and "parrot" both refer to the orders Strigiformes and Psittaciformes as wholes, "true owl" more specifically applies to species in the family Strigidae and "true parrot" more specifically refers to species in the superfamily Psittacoidea
It is also known that the other two subtribes of cattle (tribe Bovini) are Pseudorygina (Saola and Fossil Relatives) and Bubalina (Buffalo), the other family of owls (order Strigiformes) is Tytonidae (Heart-Faced Owls), and the other two superfamilies of parrots (order Psittaciformes) are Strigopoidea (New Zealand Parrots) and Cacatuoidea (Cockatoos)
Interestingly, among cattle (tribe Bovini), the saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) is the only extant genus of both its genus and the subtribe Pseudorygina, the buffalo (subtribe Bubalina) are constituted by six extant species under three genera, which are the lowland anoa (Anoa depressicornis), the mountain anoa (Anoa quarlesi), the mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis), the asiatic water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), the african bush buffalo (Syncerus caffer), and the african forest buffalo (Syncerus nanus), and the true cattle (subtribe Bovina) are constituted by eight extant species under four genera, which are the kouprey (Bibos sauveli), the banteng (Bibos javanicus (cladistically including the bali cattle (Bibos javanicus domesticus))), the gaur (Bibos gaurus (cladistically including the gayal/mithun (Bibos gaurus frontalis))), the paleotropical aurochs (Bos namadicus (cladistically including the zebu (Bos namadicus indicus) and sanga (Bos namadicus africanus))), the palearctic aurochs (Bos primigenius (cladistically including the taurine ox (Bos primigenius taurus) and mandarin ox (Bos primigenius mandarinus))), the yak (Poephagus grunniens), the european bison (Bison bonasus), and the american bison (Bison bison)
Among owls (order Strigiformes), the heart-faced owls (family Tytonidae) are divided into two subfamilies: Phodilinae for the bay owls (genus Phodilus (contains 3 species)), masked owls (genus Larvops (contains 8 species)), and sooty owls (genus Fulginostrix (contains 3 species)) and Tytoninae for the barn owls (genus Tyto (contains 3 species)), grass owls (genus Poestrix (contains 3 species)), and ashy-faced owl (Argentocephalus glaucops) and the true owls (family Strigidae) are divided into three subfamilies: Ninocinae (Boobooks and Relatives), Striginae (Wood Owls and Relatives), and Buboninae (Eagle Owls, Long-Eared Owls, Screech Owls, Little Owls, and Relatives)
Among parrots (order Psittaciformes), the new zealand parrots (superfamily Strigopoidea) are divided into two extant families: Nestoridae (Kakas and Kea) and Strigopidae (Kakapo and Kakarikis), the cockatoos (superfamily Cacatuoidea) are divided into two extant families: Nymphicidae (Cockatiel and Fossil Relatives) and Cacatuidae (Typical Cockatoos), and the true parrots (superfamily Psittacoidea) are divided into four extant families: Pezoporidae (Typical Oceanian Parrots), Psittaculidae (Asiatic Parrots), Psittacidae (African Parrots), and Aridae (New World Parrots)
What do you think are the differences between these major groups among cattle (tribe Bovini), owls (order Strigiformes), and parrots (order Psittaciformes)?, let me know in the comments section down below
1) Differences between saolas (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) of the monotypic subtribe Pseudorygina, buffalo (subtribe Bubalina), and true cattle (subtribe Bovina)
2) Differences between heart-faced owls (family Tytonidae) and true owls (family Strigidae)
3) Differences between new zealand parrots (superfamily Strigopoidea), cockatoos (superfamily Cacatuoidea), and true parrots (superfamily Psittacoidea)
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Indy Reno
Here are these passerines that despite being called "magpies" are not magpies at all, why do you think they are not classified as true magpies?
1) Magpie-Butcherbird (Gymnorhina tibicen) - also known as the "australian magpie"
2) Black Treepies (genus Platysmurus) - also known as "black magpies"
3) Luwuyas (genus Cissa) - also known as "green magpies"
4) Lanwuyas (genus Urocissa) - also known as "blue magpies"
5) Husonyas (genus Cyanopica) - also known as "azure-winged magpies"
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