Dipodidae

Translingual

Sicista betulina (northern birch mouse)

Etymology

Dipus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Dipodidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – jerboas, jumping mice and birch mice.

Hypernyms

(family): 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; Dipodoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Allactaginae, Cardiocraniinae, Dipodinae, Euchoreutinae, Sicistinae, Zapodinae (subfamilies)

Coordinate terms

(family in Myomorpha): Calomyscidae, Cricetidae, Muridae, Nesomyidae, Platacanthomyidae, Spalacidae - families in Muroidea

References

Dipodidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dipodidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dipodidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Dipodidae at the Tree of Life Web Project

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