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List of rodents

List of mammals belonging to order Rodentia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of rodents
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Rodents are animals that gnaw with two continuously growing incisors. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except Antarctica.

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Rattus norvegicus

This list contains circa 2,700 species in 518 genera in the order Rodentia.[1]

Suborder Hystricomorpha

Family Ctenodactylidae

Family Diatomyidae

Family Bathyergidae

Family Heterocephalidae

Family Hystricidae

Family Petromuridae

Family Thryonomyidae

Family Erethizontidae

Subfamily Chaetomyinae

Subfamily Erethizontinae

Family Chinchillidae

Family Dinomyidae

Family Caviidae

Subfamily Caviinae

Subfamily Dolichotinae

Subfamily Hydrochoerinae

Family Dasyproctidae

Family Cuniculidae

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Cuniculus paca

Family Ctenomyidae

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Ctenomyidae

Family Octodontidae

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Octodon degus

Family Abrocomidae

Family Echimyidae

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Hoplomys gymnurus

Subfamily Dactylomyinae

Subfamily Echimyinae

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Diplomys caniceps

Subfamily Eumysopinae

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Mesomys hispidus female

Subfamily Heteropsomyinae

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Capromys pilorides

Subfamily Capromyinae (hutias)

Tribe Capromyini
Tribe Plagiodontini
Tribe Isolobodontini
Tribe Hexolobodontini

Family Heptaxodontidae

Subfamily Clidomyinae

Subfamily Heptaxodontinae

Family Myocastoridae

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Suborder Anomaluromorpha

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pedetes
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Aethurus glirinus

Family Anomaluridae

Subfamily Anomalurinae

Subfamily Zenkerellinae

Family Pedetidae

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Suborder Sciuromorpha

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Sciurus vulgaris (bottom)
Sciurus carolinensis (top)

Family Aplodontidae

Family Sciuridae

Subfamily Ratufinae

Subfamily Sciurillinae

Subfamily Sciurinae

Tribe Sciurini
Tribe Pteromyini

Subfamily Callosciurinae

Subfamily Xerinae

Tribe Xerini
Tribe Protoxerini
Tribe Marmotini

Family Gliridae

Subfamily Graphiurinae

Subfamily Leithiinae

Subfamily Glirinae

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Suborder Castorimorpha

Family Castoridae

Family Geomyidae

Family Heteromyidae

Subfamily Dipodomyinae

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Dipodomys ordi

Subfamily Heteromyinae

Subfamily Perognathinae

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Chaetodipus baileyi
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Suborder Myomorpha

Family Dipodidae

Subfamily Allactaginae

Subfamily Cardiocraniinae

Subfamily Dipodinae

Subfamily Euchoreutinae

Subfamily Sicistinae

Subfamily Zapodinae

Family Platacanthomyidae

Family Spalacidae

Subfamily Myospalacinae

Subfamily Rhizomyinae

Subfamily Tachyoryctinae

Subfamily Spalacinae

Family Calomyscidae

Family Nesomyidae

Subfamily Petromyscinae

Subfamily Delanymyinae

Subfamily Dendromurinae

Subfamily Mystromyinae

Subfamily Cricetomyinae

Subfamily Nesomyinae

Family Cricetidae

Subfamily Lophiomyinae

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Lophiomys imhausi

Subfamily Cricetinae

Subfamily Arvicolinae

Subfamily Tylomyinae

Tribe Nyctomyini
Tribe Tylomyini

Subfamily Neotominae

Subfamily Sigmodontinae

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Sigmodon hispidus
Tribe Abrotrichini
Tribe Akodontini
Tribe Ichthyomyini
Tribe Oryzomyini
Tribe Phyllotini
Tribe Reithrodontini
Tribe Sigmodontini
Tribe Thomasomyini

Family Muridae

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Acomys
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Lophuromys sikapusi
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Otomys sloggetti
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Otomys irroratus

Subfamily Leimacomyinae

Subfamily Deomyinae

Subfamily Otomyinae

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Parotomys brantsii

Subfamily Gerbillinae

Subfamily Murinae

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