pacarana

pacarana
A large, rare, slow-moving rodent (Dinomys branickii) with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the largest species of mouse and the second-largest rodent after the capybara.
Syn: Count Branickis mouse

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  • Pacarana — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1 …   Wikipedia

  • pacarana — ▪ rodent       a rare and slow moving South American rodent found only in tropical forests (tropical rainforest) of the western Amazon River basin and adjacent foothills of the Andes Mountains from northwestern Venezuela and Colombia to western… …   Universalium

  • Pacarana — pakarana statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Dinomys branickii angl. false paca; pacarana vok. falsche Paca; Pacarana rus. пакарана pranc. pacarana ryšiai: platesnis terminas – pakaranos …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • pacarana — pakarana statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Dinomys branickii angl. false paca; pacarana vok. falsche Paca; Pacarana rus. пакарана pranc. pacarana ryšiai: platesnis terminas – pakaranos …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Pacarana — Dinomys branickii Dinomys branickii …   Wikipédia en Français

  • pacarana — n. large and rare rodent that moves slowly and has a thick furry tail and dark brown/ black fur with white stripes running lengthwise along the back and other white spots (native to South America), rodent which is the largest species of mouse …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pacarana — [ˌpakə rα:nə] noun a South American rodent resembling a cavy, with white stripes along the back. [Dinomys branickii.] Origin from Tupi, lit. false paca …   English new terms dictionary

  • sû̱pacaraṇá — सूपचरण …   Indonesian dictionary

  • Dinomyidae — Temporal range: Early Miocene–Recent …   Wikipedia

  • Mammal classification — Over 70% of mammal species are in the orders Rodentia (blue), Chiroptera (red), and Soricomorpha (yellow) Mammalia is a class of animal within the Phylum Chordata. Mammal classification has been through several iterations since Carolus Linnaeus… …   Wikipedia

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