Tympanoctomys

Translingual

Tympanoctomys barrerae

Etymology

Proper noun

Tympanoctomys m

A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – the sole extant species Tympanoctomys barrerae (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): Tympanoctomys barrerae (species)
- Tympanoctomys cordubensis (extinct species)

Further reading

Plains viscacha rat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tympanoctomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tympanoctomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Tympanoctomys on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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