Rhizomys

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?] (“root”) + [Term?] (“mouse”)

Proper noun

Rhizomys m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Spalacidae – most bamboo rats.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Rodentia - order; Myomorpha - suborder; Muroidea - superfamily; Spalacidae - family; Rhizomyinae - subfamily; Rhizomyini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Rhizomys sinensis (Chinese bamboo rat), Rhizomys pruinosus (hoary bamboo rat), Rhizomys sumatrensis (Sumatran bamboo rat, Indomalayan bamboo rat, large bamboo rat) - species

References

• Rhizomys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhizomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rhizomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Rhizomys in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.