Rodentia
E38903
Rodentia is the largest order of mammals, comprising rodents such as mice, rats, squirrels, and beavers, characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each jaw.
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | order of mammals ⓘ |
| characteristic |
diastema between incisors and cheek teeth
ⓘ
incisors with enamel only on the front surface ⓘ lack of canine teeth ⓘ obligate gnawing behavior ⓘ single pair of continuously growing incisors in each jaw ⓘ |
| clade | Glires ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | rodents ⓘ |
| diet |
herbivorous
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
ecosystem engineers
ⓘ
prey for many predators ⓘ seed dispersers ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
agricultural pests
ⓘ
disease reservoirs ⓘ laboratory model organisms ⓘ sources of fur ⓘ |
| evolutionaryDiversification | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | Paleocene origin ⓘ |
| foundOnContinent |
Africa
ⓘ
Antarctica (introduced, limited human-associated presence) ⓘ Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| habitat |
arboreal
ⓘ
fossorial ⓘ semi-aquatic ⓘ terrestrial ⓘ |
| hasSuborder |
Anomaluromorpha
ⓘ
Castorimorpha ⓘ Hystricognathi ⓘ Hystricognathi ⓘ
surface form:
Hystricomorpha
Myomorpha ⓘ Sciurognathi ⓘ Sciuromorpha ⓘ |
| includes |
agoutis
ⓘ
beavers ⓘ capybaras ⓘ chinchillas ⓘ degus ⓘ dormice ⓘ gerbils ⓘ gophers ⓘ guinea pigs ⓘ hamsters ⓘ jerboas ⓘ lemmings ⓘ mice ⓘ nutria ⓘ porcupines ⓘ prairie dogs ⓘ rats ⓘ squirrels ⓘ voles ⓘ |
| infraclass | Eutheria ⓘ |
| isLargestOrderOf | Mammalia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| notableModelOrganism |
Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
ⓘ
house mouse (Mus musculus) ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | modern biological taxonomy ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| subclass | Theria ⓘ |
| superorder | Euarchontoglires ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.