Tympanoctomys
Translingual
Tympanoctomys barrerae
Etymology
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Proper noun
Tympanoctomys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – sole extant species Tympanoctomys barrerae (plains viscacha rat or red viscacha rat).
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; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Octodontoidea - superfamily; Octodontidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tympanoctomys barrerae (species)
- †Tympanoctomys cordubensis (extinct species)
Further reading
Plains viscacha rat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Tympanoctomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Tympanoctomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Tympanoctomys at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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