Tympanoctomys

Translingual

Tympanoctomys barrerae

Etymology

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Proper noun

Tympanoctomys m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – 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 at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.