Sigmodontinae
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Sigmodon_hispidus1.jpg.webp)
Etymology
Sigmodon + -inae
Proper noun
Sigmodontinae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cricetidae – the New World rats.
Hypernyms
- (subfamily): 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; Cricetidae - family
Hyponyms
- (subfamily): Abrotrichini, Akodontini, Ichthyomyini, Oryzomyini, Phyllotini, Reithrodontini, Sigmodontini, Thomasomyini, Wiedomyini - tribes
References
Sigmodontinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sigmodontinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sigmodontinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Sigmodontinae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Sigmodontinae at Encyclopedia of Life
- Sigmodontinae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.