Muridae Illiger 1811

Family MURIDAE (TRUE MICE AND RATS, GERBILS AND RELATIVES) • Small to medium-sized rodents with mouse-shaped skulls; squirrel-shaped mandibles; and mostly long, naked tails equal to or longer than head-body lengths. • 7-75 cm. • Worldwide, except Antarctica. • All terrestrial and some aquatic habita...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Lynx Edicions 2017
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Antarc*
Antarctica
Lynx
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/6835949
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6835949
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Summary:Family MURIDAE (TRUE MICE AND RATS, GERBILS AND RELATIVES) • Small to medium-sized rodents with mouse-shaped skulls; squirrel-shaped mandibles; and mostly long, naked tails equal to or longer than head-body lengths. • 7-75 cm. • Worldwide, except Antarctica. • All terrestrial and some aquatic habitats. • 155 genera, 816 species, at least 916 extant taxa. • 15 species Critically Endangered, 52 species Endangered, 60 species Vulnerable; 14 species Extinct since 1600. Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, pp. 536-884 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 536, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.6887260

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