Tympanoctomys
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[edit]Etymology
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Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – sole extant species Tympanoctomys barrerae (plains viscacha rat or red viscacha rat).
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; Hystricomorpha – suborder; Hystricognathi – infraorder; Caviomorpha – infraorder; Octodontoidea – superfamily; Octodontidae – family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Tympanoctomys barrerae (species)
- †Tympanoctomys cordubensis (extinct species)
Further reading
[edit]- Plains viscacha rat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Tympanoctomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Tympanoctomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Tympanoctomys at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.