Saccostomus, the Glossary
Saccostomus is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae, or pouched mice.[1]
Table of Contents
7 relations: Genus, Mearns's pouched mouse, Nesomyidae, Pliocene, Rodent, South African pouched mouse, Wilhelm Peters.
Genus
Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.
Mearns's pouched mouse
Mearns's pouched mouse (Saccostomus mearnsi) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. Saccostomus and Mearns's pouched mouse are Muroid rodent stubs.
See Saccostomus and Mearns's pouched mouse
Nesomyidae
The Nesomyidae are a family of African rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea.
See Saccostomus and Nesomyidae
Pliocene
The Pliocene (also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 million years ago.
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.
South African pouched mouse
The South African pouched mouse or southern African pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae, which is viewed as actually representing a complex of at least three undescribed species. Saccostomus and south African pouched mouse are Muroid rodent stubs and taxa named by Wilhelm Peters.
See Saccostomus and South African pouched mouse
Wilhelm Peters
Wilhelm Karl Hartwich (or Hartwig) Peters (22 April 1815 – 20 April 1883) was a German naturalist and explorer.
See Saccostomus and Wilhelm Peters
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccostomus
Also known as Pouched mouse, Saccostomurini.