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
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