Cynomys

Translingual

Cynomys ludovicianus

Etymology

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Proper noun

Cynomys m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sciuridae – prairie dogs, rodents native to the grasslands of central North America.

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; Sciuromorpha - suborder; Sciuridae - family; Xerinae - subfamily; Marmotini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cynomys subg. Cynomys, Cynomys subg. Leucocrossuromys - subgenera
  • Cynomys ludovicianus - type species; Cynomys mexicanus; Cynomys gunnisoni, Cynomys leucurus, Cynomys parvidens - species

References

• Cynomys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cynomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cynomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cynomys in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• Cynomys at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cynomys at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Cynomys at Paleobiology Database