Tympanoctomys
Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Tympanoctomys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – the sole extant species Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (plains viscacha rat or red viscacha rat).
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; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Octodontoidea - superfamily; Octodontidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (species)
- Tympanoctomys cordubensis (extinct species)
Further reading
Plains viscacha rat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tympanoctomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Tympanoctomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Tympanoctomys at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.