Octomys
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Octomys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – single species Octomys mimax (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): Octomys mimax (species)
Further reading edit
- Viscacha rat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Octomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Octomys at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.