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
- Category:Pteromys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons