Count Branicki's mouse

Count Branicki's mouse

English Noun

Definition

The pacarana, Dinomys branickii.

Etymology

Named for Hieronim Florian Radziwill Konstanty, Count Branicki, a Polish nobleman. The species is not a mouse, but is in the order Rodentia. The genus name Dinomys comes from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós) + μῦς (mûs, “terrible mouse”).