Rhizomys
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek [Term?] (“root”) + [Term?] (“mouse”)
Proper noun
[edit]Rhizomys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spalacidae – most bamboo rats.
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; Myomorpha – suborder; Muroidea – superfamily; Spalacidae – family; Rhizomyinae – subfamily; Rhizomyini – tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Rhizomys sinensis (Chinese bamboo rat), Rhizomys pruinosus (hoary bamboo rat), Rhizomys sumatrensis (Sumatran bamboo rat, Indomalayan bamboo rat, large bamboo rat) – species
References
[edit]- Rhizomys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rhizomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Rhizomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Rhizomys in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.