Rodents
Rodentia
Rodentia (rodents) is an order in the class Mammalia, containing 2,757 described species.
Scientific classification
Families
- Cricetidae868
- Old World Rats and MiceMuridae868
- SquirrelsSciuridae323
- Echimyidae119
- Heteromyidae74
- Ctenomyidae70
- Nesomyidae68
- Geomyidae48
- Dipodidae41
- Spalacidae41
- Gliridae30
- Bathyergidae26
- Caviidae24
- Sminthidae20
- Erethizontidae19
- Octodontidae16
- Dasyproctidae15
- Zapodidae13
- Calomyscidae12
- Hystricidae11
- Abrocomidae9
- Chinchillidae8
- Platacanthomyidae7
- Anomaluridae6
- Ctenodactylidae5
- Castoridae4
- Cuniculidae2
- Pedetidae2
- Thryonomyidae2
- Aplodontiidae1
- Diatomyidae1
- Dinomyidae1
- Heterocephalidae1
- Petromuridae1
- Zenkerellidae1