Psammomys

Translingual

Psammomys obesus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψάμμος (psámmos, “sand”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse, rat”).

Proper noun

Psammomys m

A taxonomic genus within the family Muridae – the sand 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; Muridae – family; Gerbillinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Psammomys obesus (fat sand rat), Psammomys vexillaris (thin sand rat) (species)

References

Psammomys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Psammomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Psammomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Psammomys in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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