Psammomys
Translingual
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Psammomys obesus
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ψάμμος (psámmos, “sand”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse, rat”).
Proper noun
Psammomys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muridae – the sand rats.
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; Myomorpha – suborder; Muroidea – superfamily; Muridae – family; Gerbillinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Psammomys obesus (fat sand rat), Psammomys vexillaris (thin sand rat) (species)
References
Psammomys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Psammomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Psammomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons- Psammomys in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.