Rodent
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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.
Quick Facts Rodent Temporal range: early Palaeocene – Recent 61.7 mya to present, Scientific classification ...
Rodent Temporal range: early Palaeocene – Recent 61.7 mya to present | |
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Single rat | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Mirorder: | Simplicidentata |
Order: | Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 |
Suborders | |
Sciuromorpha |
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