Genus Liomys (Noun)
Meaning
Pocket mice.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Liomys pictus is a species of rodent in the genus Liomys of the family Heteromyidae, commonly referred to as the painted heteromyid or painted pocket mouse.
- The genus Liomys contains eight species of pocket mice that belong to the spiny pocket mouse group.
- Genus Liomys is an element of the family Heteromyidae, generally known as the pocket mouse family.
- Pocket mice within the genus Liomys inhabit arid and dry humid regions across the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America.
- Some distinctive features may define a new species of pocket mouse, therefore prompting potential reexamination of the current genus Liomys.