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Old World Rats
The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all mammal families except the Cricetidae and Muridae, and is larger than all mammal orders except the bats and the remainder of the rodents. Description The Murinae are native to Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia. They are terrestrial placental mammals. They have also been introduced to all continents except Antarctica, and are serious pest animals. This is particularly true in island communities where they have contributed to the endangerment and extinction of many native animals. Two prominent murine species have become vital laboratory animals: the brown rat and house mouse are both used as medical subjects. The murines have a distinctive molar pattern that involves three rows of cusps instead of two, the primitive pattern seen most frequently in muro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern marine invertebrates than the Pliocene has. The Miocene is preceded by the Oligocene and is followed by the Pliocene. As Earth went from the Oligocene through the Miocene and into the Pliocene, the climate slowly cooled towards a series of ice ages. The Miocene boundaries are not marked by a single distinct global event but consist rather of regionally defined boundaries between the warmer Oligocene and the cooler Pliocene Epoch. During the Early Miocene, the Arabian Peninsula collided with Eurasia, severing the connection between the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean, and allowing a faunal interchange to occur between Eurasia and Africa, including the dispersal of proboscideans into Eurasia. During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrotomys
The genus ''Chrotomys'' contain a unique group of rodents found only in the Philippines, specifically the islands of Luzon, Mindoro, and Sibuyan. Instead of being predominantly herbivorous or omnivorous like other murines, these rats feed predominantly on invertebrates although they do eat some vegetable matter. This vermivory is probably the result of a rat-like animal moving into an ecological niche usually filled by shrews. Shrews and other insectivores are absent on these Philippine islands. Taxonomy Rickart et al. (2005) found that ''C. mindorensis'', ''C. whiteheadi'', and ''C. gonzalesi'' are closely related whereas ''C. silaceus'' and ''C. sibuyanensis'' represent earlier offshoots of the genus. Several authors place ''C. silaceus'' in the genus ''Celaenomys'', but Rickart et al. (2005) suggest that neither genetic nor morphometric distance warrant it. These rats are considered "old endemics" and are probably the result of one of the first colonisations of the Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiruromys
''Chiruromys'' is a genus of Old World mouse that is restricted to New Guinea and the nearby islands of Goodenough, Fergusson, and Normanby. Characteristics These are small arboreal rats with long tails. Head and body is , tail is , and weight is .Nowak, 1999 The fur is grey to brown above with a white belly. They are restricted to forests where they spend all of their time in the canopy. They live in groups usually consisting of a breeding pair and their offspring (usually one to three) (Nowak, 1999). Classification Musser and Carleton (2005) considered ''Chiruromys'' to be a member of the ''Pogonomys'' Division within the Murinae along with the genera ''Pogonomys'', '' Hyomys'', ''Macruromys'', ''Mallomys'', ''Coccymys'', and '' Anisomys''. It is considered a New Guinea Old Endemic, part of the initial wave of murines colonizing the island. Species Genus ''Chiruromys'' * Greater tree mouse, ''Chiruromys forbesi'' *Lamia, ''Chiruromys lamia'' *Lesser tree mouse The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiropodomys
''Chiropodomys'' (or pencil-tailed tree mice) is a genus of Old World rats and mice native to Southeast Asia and northeast India. They are tree-dwelling, very small mice, mostly found in tropical rainforest. In total six extant species have been identified, but only one of these, ''Chiropodomys gliroides'', is common and widely distributed, and has been extensively studied. Species Genus ''Chiropodomys'' — pencil-tailed tree mice: *Palawan pencil-tailed tree mouse, ''Chiropodomys calamianensis'' Taylor, 1934, Palawan and neighboring islands *Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse, ''Chiropodomys gliroides'' Blyth, 1856, northeast India, southeastern China, mainland Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Java *Koopman's pencil-tailed tree mouse, ''Chiropodomys karlkoopmani'' Musser, 1979, Mentawai Islands * Large pencil-tailed tree mouse, ''Chiropodomys major'' Thomas, 1893, Borneo *Gray-bellied pencil-tailed tree mouse, ''Chiropodomys muroides'' Medway, 1965, Borneo *Small pencil-tailed tree m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiromyscus
Fea's tree rat or Indochinese chiromyscus (''Chiromyscus chiropus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Yunnan (China), eastern Myanmar, northern Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i .... References * Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Old World rats and mice Rodents of China Rodents of Laos Rodents of Myanmar Rodents of Thailand Rodents of Vietnam Mammals described in 1891 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chingawaemys
The Chingawa forest rat (''Chingawaemys rarus'') is a species of rodent endemic to Ethiopia. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Chingawaemys''. It was only described in 2021, when it was discovered during a broad phylogenetic analysis of the tribe Praomyini. It is thought to have diverged from its closest relatives over 6 million years ago, during the Pliocene. The species inhabits the last remnant of tropical rainforest present in Ethiopia, in an area called Chingawa near the border with South Sudan. It is only known from one specimen collected 15 years prior to description, and researchers have been unable to regain access the type locality of the specimen. The genus is at major risk of extinction due to mass deforestation in the area for coffee production Coffee production is the industrial process of converting the raw fruit of the coffee plant into the finished coffee. The coffee cherry has the fruit or pulp removed leaving the seed or bean which is then dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpomys
''Carpomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It contains two extant species, and one extinct species: * short-footed Luzon tree rat (''Carpomys melanurus'') * white-bellied Luzon tree rat The white-bellied Luzon tree rat (''Carpomys phaeurus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest A forest is an area of land dominated by t ... (''Carpomys phaeurus'') *'' Carpomys dakal'' References Rodents of the Philippines Rodent genera Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Carpomys {{Murinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canariomys
''Canariomys'' is an extinct genus of rodents (Old World rats and mice) that once existed on the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. These giant rats could reach a weight of about . They were herbivores; their diet was based on plant materials, probably soft vegetables such as roots, ferns, and berries, but not grass. ''C. tamarani'' were considered herbivores, eating everything plant-like except grass with good digging skills. While ''C. bravoi'' were considered as a rat character, because of its large size, with an omnivorous diet with good climbing skills. They were one of two groups of rodents native to the archipelago, alongside the lava mouse (''Malpaisomys insularis''), which was native to Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. It is generally believed that the species of Tenerife lived in a wooded area linked to the laurisilva and that it had climbing abilities, whereas the species of Gran Canaria lived in more open environments and was more li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
