Muridae

E736487
rodent family taxonomic family

Muridae is the largest family of rodents, encompassing mice, rats, and many related small mammals found worldwide.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Muridae canonical 5

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rodent family ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
containsGenus Acomys NERFINISHED ⓘ
Apodemus ⓘ
Gerbillus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mastomys NERFINISHED ⓘ
Meriones NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peromyscus (in some classifications) ⓘ
Praomys NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rattus ⓘ
containsSubfamily Deomyinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gerbillinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Leimacomyinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lophiomyinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Murinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Otomyinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedBy John Edward Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet omnivorous ⓘ
distribution worldwide ⓘ
ecologicalRole prey for many predators ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ
economicImpact agricultural pest ⓘ
disease reservoir ⓘ
laboratory animal source ⓘ
estimatedSpeciesCount over 700 species ⓘ
foundOnContinent Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Antarctica (introduced in limited coastal areas) ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
South America NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTypeSpeciesGenus Mus NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesCommonName gerbils ⓘ
hamster-like rodents ⓘ
mice ⓘ
rats ⓘ
isLargestFamilyOf Mammalia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rodentia NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
order Rodentia ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction rapid breeder ⓘ
superfamily Muroidea NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typicalBodySize small mammal ⓘ
yearDescribed 1821 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

house mouse (Mus musculus) → family → Muridae ⓘ
subject surface form: Mus musculus
Sciurognathi → includesTaxon → Muridae ⓘ
Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) → family → Muridae ⓘ
subject surface form: Rattus
Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) → family → Muridae ⓘ
subject surface form: Norway rat
Myomorpha → containsFamily → Muridae ⓘ