Rhizomys
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.
