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Index Plains viscacha rat

The plains viscacha rat, plains vizcacha rat, red viscacha rat, or red vizcacha rat (Tympanoctomys barrerae) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae native to Argentina.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 25 relations: Argentina, Atriplex, Barbara Lawrence (zoologist), Bolivian bamboo rat, Chromosome, Deserts and xeric shrublands, Endemism, Halophyte, Journal of Mammalogy, La Pampa Province, Meiosis, Mendoza Province, Mitosis, Mountain viscacha rat, Natural History (magazine), Nocturnality, Octodontidae, Ploidy, Polyploidy, Rodent, Salt pan (geology), Spermatozoon, Suaeda, Tree pangolin, Tympanoctomys.

  2. Mammals described in 1941
  3. Taxa named by Barbara Lawrence (zoologist)
  4. Tympanoctomys

Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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Atriplex

Atriplex is a plant genus of about 250 species, known by the common names of saltbush and orache (also spelled orach).

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Barbara Lawrence (zoologist)

Barbara Lawrence (July 30, 1909 – 1997), sometimes known as Barbara Lawrence Schevill, was an American paleozoologist and mammalogist known for her studies of canids, porpoises and howler monkeys and her work as the mammal curator at Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ).

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Bolivian bamboo rat

The Bolivian bamboo rat (Dactylomys boliviensis), is a species of spiny rat from South America.

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Chromosome

A chromosome is a package of DNA with part or all of the genetic material of an organism.

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Deserts and xeric shrublands

Deserts and xeric shrublands are a biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Halophyte

A halophyte is a salt-tolerant plant that grows in soil or waters of high salinity, coming into contact with saline water through its roots or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs, and seashores.

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Journal of Mammalogy

The Journal of Mammalogy is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Society of Mammalogists.

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La Pampa Province

La Pampa is a sparsely populated province of Argentina, located in the Pampas in the center of the country.

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Meiosis

Meiosis ((since it is a reductional division) is a special type of cell division of germ cells in sexually-reproducing organisms that produces the gametes, the sperm or egg cells. It involves two rounds of division that ultimately result in four cells, each with only one copy of each chromosome (haploid).

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Mendoza Province

Mendoza, officially Province of Mendoza, is a province of Argentina, in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region.

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Mitosis

Mitosis is a part of the cell cycle in which replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei.

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Mountain viscacha rat

The mountain viscacha rat or mountain vizcacha rat (Octomys mimax), historically viscacha rat or vizcacha rat, is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. Plains viscacha rat and mountain viscacha rat are mammals of Argentina.

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Natural History (magazine)

Natural History is a natural history magazine published in the United States.

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Nocturnality

Nocturnality is a behavior in some non-human animals characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.

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Octodontidae

Octodontidae is a family of rodents, restricted to southwestern South America.

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Ploidy

Ploidy is the number of complete sets of chromosomes in a cell, and hence the number of possible alleles for autosomal and pseudoautosomal genes.

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Polyploidy

Polyploidy is a condition in which the cells of an organism have more than one pair of (homologous) chromosomes.

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Rodent

Rodents (from Latin rodere, 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.

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Salt pan (geology)

Natural salt pans or salt flats are flat expanses of ground covered with salt and other minerals, usually shining white under the sun.

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Spermatozoon

A spermatozoon (also spelled spermatozoön;: spermatozoa) is a motile sperm cell, or moving form of the haploid cell that is the male gamete.

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Suaeda

Suaeda is a genus of plants also known as seepweeds and sea-blites.

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Tree pangolin

The tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) is one of eight extant species of pangolins ("scaly anteaters"), and is native to equatorial Africa.

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Tympanoctomys

Tympanoctomys is a genus of rodent in the family Octodontidae. Plains viscacha rat and Tympanoctomys are endemic fauna of Argentina and mammals of Argentina.

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See also

Mammals described in 1941

Taxa named by Barbara Lawrence (zoologist)

Tympanoctomys

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_viscacha_rat

Also known as Plains Viscacha-Rat, Plains vizcacha rat, Red Vizcacha Rat, Red viscacha rat, Tympanoctomys barrerae.