Ord. Rodent

Phylum Chordata --> Vertebrata --> Gnathostomata --> Class Mammals --> S.Class Theria --> Eutheria --> Boreoeutheria --> Superord. Euarchontoglires --> Glires -->

Rodentia

Rodents are animals in the order Rodentia. Typical rodent species are mice, rats, beavers, guinea pigs, hamsters and similar. They are characterized by a pair of continuously growing incisors (teeth) in each of the upper and lower jaws.

Please see below for families in the Rodentia order. To see all registered species with pictures on one page, click here.

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Fam. Beavers, Castoridae "Praying for a Sunny Weekend.....(Happy Furry Friday.:O))" by Law_keven via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike.	Fam. Cavy Family, Caviidae Thea Hauge Merkesdal ^©.
Fam. Chinchillidae "Chinchilla" by Just chaos via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.	Fam. New World porcupines, Erethizontidae "Prehensile-tailed Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)" by Cliff1066™ via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.
Fam. Myocastoridae "IMG_5358" by Aigledayres via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike.	Fam. Octodontidae Ruben Undheim ^©.
Fam. Blesmol, Bathyergidae Rubund Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike.	Fam. Old World porcupine, Hystricidae "Porcupine @ Africa Alive, Suffolk" by Timparkinson via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.
Fam. Hamsters, Lemmings etc, Cricetidae Rubund Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike.	Fam. Murids, Muridae "Mus Musculus" by Davide.santoni via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike.
Fam. Squirrel, Sciuridae Ray eye. via Wikicommons, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike.

Taxonomy:

Anomaluromorpha

Fam. Anomaluridae
Fam. Pedetidae

Castorimorpha

Fam. Beavers, Castoridae

Fam. Pocket gopher, Geomyidae (Add)
Fam. Heteromyidae (Add)

Hystricomorpha (Add)

Caviomorpha
Fam. Chinchilla rat, Abrocomidae (Add)
Fam. Hutia, Capromyidae (Add)
Fam. Cavy Family, Caviidae

Fam. Chinchillidae

Fam. Tuco-tuco, Ctenomyidae (Add)
Fam. Paca, Cuniculidae (Add)
Fam. Dasyproctidae (Add)
Fam. Dinomyidae (Add)
Fam. Spiny rat, Echimyidae
Fam. New World porcupines, Erethizontidae

Fam. Giant hutia, Heptaxodontidae (Add)
Fam. Myocastoridae

Fam. Octodontidae

Ctenodactylomorphi (Add)
Fam. Gundis, Ctenodactylidae (Add)
Fam. Diatomyidae
Phiomorpha (Add)
Fam. Blesmol, Bathyergidae

Fam. Old World porcupine, Hystricidae

Fam. Petromuridae (Add)
Fam. Cane rat, Thryonomyidae

Myomorpha

Fam. Mouse-like hamster, Calomyscidae (Add)
Fam. Hamsters, Lemmings etc, Cricetidae

Fam. Dipodidae
Fam. Murids, Muridae

Fam. Nesomyidae (Add)
Fam. Oriental dormice, Platacanthomyidae
Fam. Spalacidae

Sciuromorpha

Fam. Aplodontiidae
Fam. Gliridae
Fam. Squirrel, Sciuridae

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Ord. Rodent

Rodentia

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