Ptilocercus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Latin ptilo- (“feather”) + Ancient Greek κέρκος f (kérkos, “tail”)
Proper noun edit
Ptilocercus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ptilocercidae – the pen-tailed treeshrew.
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; Scandentia - order; Ptilocercidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Ptilocercus lowii (sole species)
Descendants edit
- French: ptilocerque
Further reading edit
- Ptilocercus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ptilocercus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ptilocercus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons