Pteromys
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse”).
Proper noun
[edit]Pteromys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sciuridae – Old World flying squirrels.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (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; Sciuromorpha – suborder; Sciuridae – family; Sciurinae – subfamily; Pteromyini – tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Pteromys volans – type species; Pteromys momonga – other species
References
[edit]- Pteromys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pteromys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Pteromys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons