Scapanus
Translingual
Townsend's mole, Scapanus townsendii.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκαπάνη (skapánē, “digging tool, spade, mattock”) + -us.
Proper noun
Scapanus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Talpidae – certain moles of western North America.
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; Soricomorpha - order; Talpidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Scapanus latimanus (broad-footed mole), Scapanus orarius (coast mole), Scapanus townsendii (Townsend's mole) - species
References
Scapanus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Scapanus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Scapanus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Scapanus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Scapanus at Paleology Database