Back شيهميات الشكل Arabic شيهميات الشكل ARZ Hystricomorpha AST Histricomorfs Catalan Stachelschweinverwandte German Υστρικόμορφα Greek Hystricomorpha Spanish Hystricomorpha EU تشیریختان FA Piikkisikamaiset jyrsijät Finnish
| Hystricomorpha Temporal range: Eocene to recent,
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Hystricomorpha Brandt, 1855[1] |
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Caviomorpha | |
The term Hystricomorpha (from Greek ὕστριξ, hystrix 'porcupine' and Greek μορφή, morphē 'form')[2] has had many definitions throughout its history. In the broadest sense, it refers to any rodent (except dipodoids) with a hystricomorphous zygomasseteric system. This includes the Hystricognathi, Ctenodactylidae, Anomaluridae, and Pedetidae. Molecular and morphological results suggest the inclusion of the Anomaluridae and Pedetidae in Hystricomorpha may be suspect. Based on Carleton & Musser 2005, these two families are discussed here as representing a distinct suborder Anomaluromorpha.
- ^ Brandt 1855
- ^ "Hystricomorpha". Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.