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OPINION 1894 
Regnunt Animale ..., Ed. 2 (M.J. Brisson, 1762): rejected for 
nomenciatural purposes, with the conservation of the mammalian 
generic names Philander (Marsupialia), Pteropus (Chiroptera), Glis, 
Cuniculus and Hydrochoerus (Rodentia), Meles, Lutra and Hyaena 
(Carnivora), Tapirus (Perissodactyla), Tragulus and Giraffa 
(Artiodactyla) 
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Mammalia; Marsupialia; Chiroptera; 
Rodentia; Carnivora; Perissodactyla; Artiodactyla; Philander: Pteropus; Glis; 
Cuniculus: Hydrochoerus; Meles; Lutra; Hyaena; Tapirus; Tragulus; Giraffa; 
opossums; fruit bats; dormice; pacas; capybaras; badgers; otters; hyaenas; tapirs; 
chevrotains; giraffes. 
Ruling 
(1) It is hereby ruled that the work by M.J. Brisson (1762) entitled Regnum 
Animale in classes IX distribulum, sive synopsis methodica, Ed. 2. is rejected for 
nomenciatural purposes, i.e. for nomenciatural acts and for names other than 
Odobenus (previously conserved in Opinion 467, May 1957) and those 
conserved in (2)(a) below. 
(2) Under the plenary powers: 
(a) it is hereby ruled that the following generic names are to be taken as first 
available from Brisson (1762) despite that being a rejected work, and not 
from any other work previously published: 
(i) Philander; 
(ii) Pteropus; 
(iii) Glis; 
(iv) Cuniculus; 
(v) Hydrochoerus; 
(vi) Meles; 
(vii) Lutra; 
(viii) Hyaena; 
(ix) Tapirus; 
(x) Tragulus; 
(xi) Giraffa; 
(b) all previous fixations of type species are hereby set aside for the following 
nominal genera and the nominal species listed are designated as the 
respective type species: 
(i) Philander Brisson, 1762: type species Didelphis opossum Linnaeus, 
1758; 
(ii) Pteropus Brisson, 1762: type species Vesperiilio niger Kerr, 1792; 
(iii) Glis Brisson, 1762: type species Sciurus glis Linnaeus, 1766; 
(iv) Cuniculus Brisson, 1762: type species Mus paca Linnaeus, 1766; 
(v) Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1 762: type species Sus hvdrochaeris Linnaeus, 
1766; 
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(vi) Meles Brisson, 1762: type species Ursus meles Linnaeus, 1758; 
(vii) Lutra Brisson, 1762: type species Mtislela Intra Linnaeus, 1758; 
(viii) Hyaena Brisson, 1 762: type species Canis hyaena Linnaeus, 1 758; 
(ix) Tapirus Brisson, 1762: type species Hippopotamus terrestris 
Linnaeus, 1758; 
(x) Tragulus Brisson, 1762: type species Cervus javanicus Osbeck, 1765; 
(xi) Giraffa Brisson, 1762: type species Cervus camelopardalis Linnaeus, 
1758. 
(3) The following names are hereby placed on the Official List of Generic Names 
in Zoology: 
(a) Philander Brisson, 1762 (gender: masculine), type species by designation 
under the plenary powers in (2)(b)(i) above Didelphis opossum Linnaeus, 
1758; 
(b) Pleropus Brisson, 1762 (gender: masculine), type species by designation 
under the plenary powers in (2)(b)(ii) above Vespertilio niger Kerr, 
1792; 
(c) Glis Brisson, 1762 (gender: masculine), type species by designation under 
the plenary powers in (2)(b)(iii) above Sciurus glis Linnaeus, 1766; 
(d) Cuniadus Brisson, 1762 (gender: masculine), type species by designation 
under the plenary powers in (2)(b)(iv) above Mus paca Linnaeus, 1766; 
(e) Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1762 (gender: masculine), type species by desig- 
nation under the plenary powers in (2)(b)(v) above Sus hydrochaeris 
Linnaeus, 1766; 
(0 Meles Brisson, 1762 (gender: masculine), type species by designation under 
the plenary powers in (2)(b)(vi) above Ursus meles Linnaeus, 1758; 
(g) Lutra Brisson, 1762 (gender: feminine), type species by designation under 
the plenary powers in (2)(b)(vii) above Mustela lutra Linnaeus, 1758; 
(h) Hyaena Brisson, 1762 (gender: feminine), type species by designation under 
the plenary powers in (2)(b)(viii) above Canis hyaena Linnaeus, 1758; 
(i) Tapirus Brisson, 1762 (gender: masculine), type species by designation 
under the plenary powers in (2)(b)(ix) above Hippopotamus terrestris 
Linnaeus, 1758; 
(j) Tragulus Brisson, 1762 (gender: masculine), type species by designation 
under the plenary powers in (2)(b)(x) above Cervus javanicus Osbeck, 1765; 
(k) Giraffa Brisson, 1762 (gender: feminine), type species by designation under 
the plenary powers in (2)(b)(xi) above Cervus camelopardalis Linnaeus, 
1758. 
(4) The following names are hereby placed on the Official List of Specific Names 
in Zoology: 
(a) opossum Linnaeus, 1758, as published in the binomen Didelphis opossum 
(specific name of the type species of Philander Brisson, 1762); 
(b) niger Kerr, 1792, as published in the trinomen Vesptertilio vampirus niger 
(specific name of the type species of Pteropus Brisson, 1 762); 
(c) glis Linnaeus, 1766, as published in the binomen Sciurus glis (specific name 
of the type species of Glis Brisson, 1762); 
(d) paca Linnaeus, 1766, as published in the binomen Mus paca (specific name 
of the type species of Cuniculus Brisson, 1 762); 
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(e) hydiochaeris Linnaeus, 1 766, as published in the binomen Sus hydrochaeris 
(specific name of the type species of Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1762); 
(f) ineles Linnaeus. 1758, as published in the binomen Ursits meles (specific 
name of the type species of Meles Brisson, 1762); 
(g) Imni Linnaeus, 1758, as published in the binomen Mustela lutra (specific 
name of the type species of Lutra Brisson, 1 762); 
(h) hyaena Linnaeus, 1758, as published in the binomen Canis hyaena (specific 
name of the type species of Hyaena Brisson, 1762); 
(i) terrestris Linnaeus, 1758, as published in the binomen Hippopotamus 
terrestris (specific name of the type species of Tapirus Brisson, 1762); 
(i) javanicus Osbeck, 1765, as published in the binomen Cerrus Javanieus 
(specific name of the type species of Traguhis Brisson, 1762); 
(k) camektpardalis Linnaeus, 1758, as published in the binomen Cervus camelo- 
pardalis (specific name of the type species of Girajfa Brisson, 1762); 
(5) The work entitled Regmim Animale in elasses IX distrihutum, sive synopsis 
methodica, Ed. 2 by M.J. Brisson (1762) is hereby placed on the Oflicial Index 
of Rejected and Invalid Works in Zoological Nomenclature, as rejected for 
nomenclatural purposes in ( 1 ) above. 
(6) The following names are hereby placed on the Official Index of Rejected and 
Invalid Generic Names in Zoology: 
(a) Agouti Lacepede, 1799 (a junior objective synonym of Cunieidus Brisson, 
1762); 
(b) Mvo.xus Zimmermann, 1780 (a junior objective synonym of Glis Brisson, 
1762); 
(c) Glis Erxleben, 1777 (a junior homonym of Glis Brisson, 1762); 
(d) Ctinicuhis Meyer, 1790 (a junior homonym of Ciiniculus Brisson, 1762); 
(e) Ciiniculus Wagler, 1830 (a junior homonym of Cuniculus Brisson, 1762); 
(0 Euhyaena Falconer, 1868 (a junior objective synonym o^ Hyaena Brisson, 
1762); 
(g) Tragulus Pallas, 1767 (a junior homonym of Traguhis Brisson, 1762); 
(h) Tragulus Boddaert, 1785 (a junior homonym of Traguhis Brisson, 1762). 
(i) Taxus Cuvier & Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1795 (a junior objective synonym 
of Meles Brisson, 1762); 
(j) Melesium Rafinesque, 1815 (a junior objective synonym of Meles Brisson, 
1762). 
History of Case 2928 
An application for the conservation of 1 1 mammal generic names first published by 
Brisson ( 1 762), together with placement of the Regnum Animale (Ed. 2) on the Official 
Index as a non-binominal work, was received from Mrs Anthea Gentry (clo The 
Secretarial. ICZN. The Natural History Museum. London. U.K.) on 14 February 
1994. The case was published in BZN 51: 135-146 (June 1994). Notice of the case was 
sent to appropriate journals. 
Comments in support of the application were received from the late Mr J.E. Hill, 
Dr D.W. Yalden (Uni\'ersiry of Manchester. Manchester. U.K.) and the late Mr 
W.F.H. Ansell. published in BZN 51: 266-267 (September 1994); Dr Colin P. Groves 
(Australian National University. Canberra. A.C.T.. Australia). Dr Robert S. Voss 
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(Anwrican Museum of Natural History, New York. N.Y., U.S.A.). Dr P.A. Morris 
{Royal Hollaway College, University of London. Egliam. Surrey, U.K.), Dr Peter 
Grubb {London. U.K.), Drs David L. Harrison & Paul J.J. Bates {Harrison Zoological 
Museum {Foundation for Systematic Research), Sevenoaks. Kent, U.K.) and Prof 
Zdzislaw Pucek {Polish Academy of Sciences, Matninal Research Institute, Bialowieza, 
Poland), published in BZN 51: 342-348 (December 1994); Prof Alvaro Mones 
{MiLWO Nacional de Historia Natural, Montevideo. Uruguay), Dr Francis Petter 
{'Mammalia' {Morphologic, Biologic, Systematiques des Mammiferes), Paris. France; 
Museum National d'Histoirc Naturelle. Paris. France), Dr Alan Turner {University of 
Liverpool, Liverpool, U.K.), Mr N. Sivasothi {National University of Singapore, Kent 
Ridge, Republic of Singapore), Dr Bernard Sige {Institut des Sciences de V Evolution, 
Universite des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc. Montpellier. France), Dr 
Stephana Aulagnier {Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Toulouse, 
France), Dr G.B. Corbet {The Natural History Museum, London, U.K.: Upper Largo, 
Fife, U.K.), Dr Jean-Louis Hartenberger (Institut des Sciences de I'Evolution, 
Universite des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, Montpellier, France), Dr Hans 
de Bruijn {Institut voor Aardnetenschappen, Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, The 
Netherlands), Dr Monique Vianey-Liaud {Institut des Sciences de L'Evolution, 
Universite de Montpellier. Montpellier. France) and Dr J.J. Hooker {The Natural 
History Museimi. London, U.K.), published in BZN 52: 78-89 (March 1995); Dr 
Mary R. Dawson ( The Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 
U.S.A.), Mr Keith Seaman {Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, St Alban's, 
Hertford.shire, U.K.), Dr Jose Roberto Moreira ( Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, 
University of Oxford. Oxford. U.K.), Dr Alan W. Gentry (The Natural Histoiy 
Museum, London, U.K.), Dr Enrique Roberto Justo (Santa Rosa - La Pampa, 
Argentina), Drs Volker Fahlbusch, Kurt Heissig, Helmut Mayr & Gertrud Rossner 
(Bayerische Staatssammhmg fUr Paldontologie und historische Geologic, Munich, 
Germany), Prof Patrick J. Boylan (City University, London, U.K.), Dr D. Kock 
(Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseimt Senckenherg, Frankfurt am Main. Germany) 
and Drs Pierre Mein, M. Hugueney, C. Guerin & R. Ballesio (Centre des Sciences de 
la Terre, Universite Claude Bernard. Lyon, France), published in BZN 52: 187-192 
(June 1995); Mr Andrew Currant (The Natural History Museum, London, U.K.), Dr 
M. Freudenthal (Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden, The Netherlands) and 
Dr Mieczyslaw Wolsan (Instytut Paleohiologii, Pol.ska Akademia Nauk. Wcn:saw. 
Poland), published in BZN 52: 271-273 (September 1995); Dr Hugh H. Kolb 
(Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland, U.K.; formerly of the Scottish Agricidtural 
Science Agency. Edinburgh. Scotland) and Dr Peter Liips (Naturhistorisches Museum. 
Bern. Switzerland), published in BZN 53: 191-192 (September 1996); Prof Vladimir 
E. Sokolov (Ru.uian Academy of Sciences. Moscow. Russia), published in BZN 53: 
286 (December 1996); Dr Jorge J. Cherem (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarimi. 
Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil), published in BZN 54: 52 (March 1997). 
Comments supporting the rejection of Brisson's (1762) work as non-binominal 
but not the conservation of 1 1 mammal generic names in use were received from Dr 
Don E. Wilson (National Museum of Natural History, Smith.wnian Institution, 
Washington. D.C., U.S.A.). Prof John H. Wahlert (American Museum of Natural 
History. New York, N.Y.. U.S.A.) and Dr Sydney Anderson (American Museum of 
Natural History, New York, N. Y, U.S.A.), published in BZN 51: 343-346 (December 
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1994); Dr Alfred L. Gardner (National Museum of Natural History. Washington, 
DC. U.S.A.), Prof Clyde Jones (revai Tech University. Lubbock. Texas. U.S.A.), Dr 
Judith L. Eger (Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto. Ontario. Canada) and Dr Mary 
Ellen Holden (American Mu.wum of Natural History. New York. N.Y.. U.S.A.), 
published in BZN 52: 79-86 (March 1995). A reply to these comments by the author 
of the application was published in BZN 52: 90-93 (March 1995). 
Comments from Drs F. de Beaufort, L. Granjon, J.M. Pons & M. Tranier 
(Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris. France), published in BZN 52: 82-83 
(March 1995). and from Prof Claude Dupuis (Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 
Paris. France), published in BZN 52: 273-275 (September 1995), supported the 
conservation of the 1 1 Brisson mammal generic names mentioned in the application 
but not the proposed rejection for nomenclatural purposes of Brisson's (1762) work. 
A reply by the author of the application was published in BZN 52: 347-350 
(December 1995). A further comment from Prof Dupuis, and a reply by the author 
of the application, were published in BZN 53: 278-285 (December 1996). 
It was noted on the voting paper that the application sought to resolve long-term 
uncertainty in the usage of 11 new generic names established by Brisson (1762) in his 
Regnwn Animale (one such name, Odobenus for the walrus, had already been 
conserved in Opinion 467, May 1957). A majority of authors, both past and present, 
accepted the names with Brisson's (1762) authorship and date and, despite some 
authors noting that the Regnum Animale was not completely binominal, the names 
had been in continual use for well over 200 years. A few authors had taken the names 
from various later citations, where these existed, or had substituted other names (for 
example, Myo.xus Zimmermann, 1 780 for Glis Brisson, 1 762 and Agouti Lacepede, 
1799 for Cuniculus Brisson, 1762) and a diflerent spelling (Hydrochaeris Briinnich, 
1771 for Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1762). These name changes resulted in problems with 
family-group names and the names for other taxa (for example, failure to accept 
Cuniculus Brisson, 1762 as available for the paca would result in Cuniculus Meyer, 
1790 becoming the valid name for the European rabbit, for which Oryctolagus 
Lilljeborg, 1874 is universally in use). There was a particular problem with Tragulus 
Brisson, 1762 (family tragulidae) since the next two uses of the generic name 
'Tragulu.s' relate taxonomically to Neotragus H. Smith, 1827 (family bovidae). 
Rejection of the 1 1 generic names for which conservation was proposed would result 
in the need for at least five further applications for action by the Commission to 
maintain other names currently in use (BZN 52: 92). 
In two comments (BZN 52: 273-273 and 53: 278-283) Prof Dupuis supported the 
conservation of Brisson's generic names but not the rejection of the ( 1762) Regnum 
Animale for nomenclatural purposes; he suggested that the names could be taken 
from Brisson's Tabula Synoptica Quadrupedum (pp. 12-13 of the Regnum Animale). 
This could be done under Articles 1 lc(iii) and 12b(2) of the Code, but a further ruling 
would be required to deal with the nine generic names therein which, since Merriam 
(1895), have been treated as junior synonyms of Linnaeus's (1758) names (BZN 52: 
348-349). Without rejection of the work or explicit suppression of the names they 
could be reintroduced for taxa which have been generically dilTerentiated since 
Brisson's time, displacing later names in use (BZN 53: 284-285). Rejection of 
Brisson's (1762) work as non-binominal and its placement on the Official Index, at 
the same time as conserving the 1 1 generic names (and Odobenus) in current use (i.e. 
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the course proposed in the application), would not entail the individual suppression 
of the nine names not in use. 
Prof Dupuis also proposed that Brisson's names might be taken from the 
Dictionnaire raisonne et universel des animaux by F.A.A. de la Chesnaye des Bois 
(1759). However, names are not unambiguously available from this work in the 
absence of a Commission ruling. None of the names has ever been cited from this 
work and date. Acceptance of the additional 1 1 generic names from Brisson ( 1 762) 
would be consistent with the ruling on Odobenus (Opinion 467) pubhshed in 1957. 
Procedurally it would be a precedent to place both Brisson's Tabula Synoptica (1762) 
and the 1759 Dictionnaire raisonne on the Official List. 
The name Glis Erxleben, 1777 was rendered a junior subjective synonym of the 
mole rat name Spalax Giildenstaedt, 1770 by Ellerman's (1949) type species 
designation (para. 5 on p. 138 of the application and BZN 52: 90-91). It was 
proposed on the voting paper that the name Glis Erxleben, a junior homonym of Glis 
Brisson, 1762, be added to those for placement on the Official Index (para. 9(6) on 
BZN 51: 144). 
The case was offered for voting in two parts. Vote ( 1 ) was the proposal to place the 
Regniim Animale on the Official Index as a non-binominal work (proposal (5) on 
BZN 51: 143); vote (2) was the conservation under the plenary powers of 1 1 of 
Brisson's (1762) generic names in use, and placement of some junior names on the 
Official Index (proposals (2)(a), (2)(b), (3), (4) and (6) on BZN 51: 142-144, with the 
addition of Glis Erxleben, 1777 to (6)). 
Decision of the Commission 
On 10 September 1997 the members of the Commission were invited to vote on the 
proposals pubhshed in BZN 51: 142-144. At the close of the voting period on 10 
December 1997 the votes were as follows: 
Vote 1. Affirmative votes — 22: Bock, Bouchet, Brothers, Cocks, Cogger, 
Eschmeyer, Heppell, Kabata, Kerzhner, Kraus. Lehtinen, Macpherson, Mahnert, 
Martins de Souza, Mawatari, Nielsen, Nye, Papp, Patterson, Savage, Song, Stys 
Negative votes — 3: Dupuis, Minelli and Schuster. 
Vote 2. Affirmative votes — 23: Bock, Bouchet, Brothers, Cocks, Cogger, 
Eschmeyer, Heppell, Kabata, Kerzhner, Kraus, Lehtinen, Macpherson, Mahnert, 
Martins de Souza, Mawatari, Minelli, Nielsen, Nye, Papp, Patterson, Schuster, Song, 
Stys 
Negative votes — 2: Dupuis and Savage. 
Ride was on leave of absence. 
Dupuis commented: 'Je vote contre I'affligeante idee de mettre a I'lndex Brisson 
(1762) car: (a) monuments historiques de la taxinomie, les ouvrages de ce zoologiste 
sont depuis longtemps tenus 'as next in authority to the Linnean productions' (Casey 
Wood, 1931); (b) considerant que seules sont admissibles les 'rejections of names' je 
reprouve toute 'rejection of works' (et meme le mot 'rejection'); (c) il est facheux que 
la validite des noms de genres dans les premieres taxinomies binaires coherentes 
dependent de quelques epithetes specifiques occasionnellement plurinominales 
(inevitables aux debuts du Linneanisme, cf Pucek in BZN 51: 348. Voir le code des 
botanistes et les regrets de Melville cites in BZN 53: 281); (d) ma contre-proposition 
serieuse et precise (BZN 53: 282-283) aurait du etre presentee a egalite de choix avec 
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la proposition de BZN 51: 143, or cette derniere seule est soumise au vote. Les 
arguments avances pour esquiver cette simultaneite me semblent un refus d'examiner 
les noms a mettre a Tlndex (ce que je demandais in BZN 52: 275, alinea 3) et une 
derobade sous pretexte d"un "precedent" non autrement explicite. Je vote contre la 
conservation en bloc des 1 1 noms consideres car les commentaires publics ne sont pas 
unanimes, notamment au sujet de Glis, Cuniculus et Tragulus. Je persiste done a 
reclamer autant de votes distincts que de noms (cf. BZN 52: 273, 275: 'chacun des 
cas", 'les noms pris un par un')". 
Savage commented: "I would favor separate consideration for conservation of 
those Brisson names whose status would seriously aflect current usage if they were to 
be permanently rejected. These appear to be Tragulus, Glis and Cuniculus' . 
Original references 
The following is the original reference to the work placed on the Official Index by the ruling 
given in the present Opinion: 
Brisson, M.J. 1762. Regnum Animate in classes IX distributum. sive synopsis melhodica. Ed. 2. 
The following are the original references to the names placed on Official Lists and an Official 
Index by the ruling given in the present Opinion: 
Agouti Lacepede. 1799, Tableau des divisions, sous-divisions, ordres el genres des mammiferes. 
In: Discours de iouverture et de cloture du cours d'Histoire Natiirelle donne dans le Museum 
National d'Histoire Naturelle .... I'an VII de la Republique, et Tableaux methodiques des 
Mammiferes et des Oiseaux, p. 9. 
camelopardalis, Cervus. Linnaeus, 1758, Systema Naturae. Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 66. 
Cuniculus Brisson, 1762, Regnum Animale ..., Ed. 2, pp. 13, 98. 
Cuniculus Meyer, 1790, Magazin fiir Thiergeschichte. Thieranatomie und Thierarzneykunde . 
vol. 1, part 1, p. 52. 
Cuniculus Wagler, 1830, Natiirliches System der Amphibien. mit vorangehender Classification 
der Sdugthiere und Vogel, p. 21. 
Euhyaena Falconer, 1868, Palaeontological memoirs and notes, vol. 2, p. 464. 
Giraffa Brisson, 1762, Regnum .Animale .... Ed. 2, pp. 12. 37. 
Glis Brisson, 1762, Regnum Animale .... Ed. 2, pp. 13, 113. 
Glis Erxleben, 1777. Systema re gni animal is ... Classis 1 (Mammalia), p. 358. 
glis. Sciurus. Linnaeus, 1766, Systema Naturae, Ed. 12, vol. I, p. 87. 
Hyaena Brisson, 1762, Regnum Animate .... Ed. 2, pp. 13, 169. 
hyaena, Canis, Linnaeus, 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 40. 
hydrocliaeris, Sus, Linnaeus, 1766, Systema Naturae. Ed. 12, vol. 1, p. 103. 
Hydroclioerus Brisson, 1762, Regnum Animate .... Ed. 2, pp. 12, 80. 
javanicus. Cervus, Osbeck, 1765, Reisenach Ostindien und China. Ed. 2, p. 357. 
Lutra Brisson, 1762, Regnum Animale .... Ed. 2, pp. 13, 201. 
lutra. Mustela. Linnaeus, 1758, Systema Naturae. Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 45. 
Metes Brisson, 1762, Regnum Animale .... Ed. 2, pp. 13, 183. 
meles. Ursus, Linnaeus, 1758, Systema Naturae. Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 48. 
Metesimn Rafinesque, 1815, Analyse de la nature .... p. 59. 
Myoxus Zimmermann, 1780, Geographische Geschichle des Men.schen. und der allgemein 
verbreitcten vierfiissigen Thiere, vol. 2, p. 351. 
niger, Vespertilio, Kerr, 1792, The animal kingdom or zoological system of the celebrated Sir 
Charles Linnaeus. Class 1. Mammalia, p. 90. 
opossum, Didetphis, Linnaeus, 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 55. 
paca, Mus, Linnaeus, 1766, Systema Naturae, Ed. 12, vol. 1, p. 81. 
Philander Brisson. 1762, Regnum Animale ..., Ed. 2, pp. 13, 207. 
Pleropus Brisson, 1762. Regnum .Animate .... Ed. 2. pp. 13. 153. 
Tapirus, Brisson 1762, Regnum Animale .... Ed. 2, pp. 12, 81. 
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Taxus Cuvier & Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1795, Magazin Encyclopedique, 2: 184, 187. 
lerrestris. Hippopotamus. Linnaeus, 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 74. 
Tragulus Boddaert, 1785. Elenchus Animalium. vol. 1 (Sistens Quadrupedia), pp. 49, 131. 
Tragulus Brisson, 1762, Regimin Ammale .... Ed. 2, pp. 12, 65. 
Tragulus Pallas, 1767, Spicilegia Zoologica. fasc. 1, p. 6,