Proechimys

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Proechimys m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Echimyidae – certain caviomorph rodents, called spiny 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; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Echimyidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Proechimys brevicauda, Proechimys canicollis, Proechimys chrysaeolus, Proechimys cuvieri, Proechimys decumanus, Proechimys echinothrix, Proechimys gardneri, Proechimys goeldii, Proechimys guairae, Proechimys guyannensis, Proechimys hoplomyoides, Proechimys kulinae, Proechimys longicaudatus, Proechimys magdalenae, Proechimys mincae, Proechimys oconnelli, Proechimys pattoni, Proechimys poliopus, Proechimys quadruplicatus, Proechimys roberti, Proechimys semispinosus, Proechimys simonsi, Proechimys steerei, Proechimys trinitatus, Proechimys urichi (species)

References

• Proechimys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Proechimys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Proechimys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Proechimys at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Proechimys in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.