Pteromys

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse”).

Proper noun

Pteromys m

A taxonomic genus within the family Sciuridae – Old World flying squirrels.

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; Sciuromorpha - suborder; Sciuridae - family; Sciurinae - subfamily; Pteromyini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Pteromys volans - type species; Pteromys momonga - other species

References

Pteromys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pteromys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pteromys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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