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List of rodents

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Rattus norvegicus

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

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

Subfamily Chaetomyinae

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Subfamily Erethizontinae

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Family Caviidae

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Subfamily Caviinae

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Subfamily Dolichotinae

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Subfamily Hydrochoerinae

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Cuniculus paca
Ctenomyidae
Octodon degus
Hoplomys gymnurus

Subfamily Dactylomyinae

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Subfamily Echimyinae

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Diplomys caniceps

Subfamily Eumysopinae

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Mesomys hispidus female
Capromys pilorides

Subfamily Capromyinae (hutias)

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Subfamily Clidomyinae

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pedetes
Aethurus glirinus

Subfamily Anomalurinae

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Subfamily Zenkerellinae

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Family Pedetidae

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Suborder Sciuromorpha

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Family Sciuridae

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Subfamily Ratufinae

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Subfamily Sciurillinae

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Subfamily Sciurinae

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Tribe Sciurini
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Subfamily Callosciurinae

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Subfamily Xerinae

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Tribe Xerini
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Family Gliridae

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Subfamily Graphiurinae

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Subfamily Leithiinae

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Subfamily Glirinae

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Family Geomyidae

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Subfamily Dipodomyinae

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Dipodomys ordi

Subfamily Heteromyinae

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Subfamily Perognathinae

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Chaetodipus baileyi

Suborder Myomorpha

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Family Dipodidae

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Subfamily Allactaginae

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Subfamily Dipodinae

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Subfamily Euchoreutinae

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Subfamily Sicistinae

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Subfamily Zapodinae

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Subfamily Myospalacinae

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Subfamily Rhizomyinae

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Subfamily Tachyoryctinae

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Subfamily Spalacinae

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Subfamily Petromyscinae

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Subfamily Delanymyinae

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Subfamily Dendromurinae

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Subfamily Mystromyinae

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Subfamily Cricetomyinae

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Subfamily Nesomyinae

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Subfamily Lophiomyinae

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Lophiomys imhausi

Subfamily Cricetinae

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Subfamily Arvicolinae

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Subfamily Tylomyinae

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Subfamily Neotominae

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Subfamily Sigmodontinae

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Sigmodon hispidus
Tribe Phyllotini
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Family Muridae

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Acomys
Lophuromys sikapusi
Otomys sloggetti
Otomys irroratus

Subfamily Leimacomyinae

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Subfamily Deomyinae

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Subfamily Otomyinae

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Parotomys brantsii

Subfamily Gerbillinae

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Subfamily Murinae

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.