The Old World rats and mice, part of the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

Murinae in the family

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come ...

, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all

mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...

families except the Cricetidae and

, and is larger than all

order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

s except the bats and the remainder of the rodents.

Description

The Murinae are native to Africa, Europe, Asia, and

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. They are terrestrial placental

s. 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

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

ion of many native animals. Two prominent murine species have become vital laboratory animals: the brown rat and

house mouse The house mouse (''Mus musculus'') is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus '' Mus''. Althoug ...

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 muroid rodents.

Fossils

The first known appearance of the Murinae in the fossil record is about 14 million years ago with the fossil genus '' Antemus''. ''Antemus'' is thought to derive directly from '' Potwarmus'', which has a more primitive tooth pattern. Likewise, two genera, '' Progonomys'' and '' Karnimata'', are thought to derive directly from ''Antemus''. ''Progonomys'' is thought to be the ancestor of ''

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'' and relatives, while ''Karnimata'' was previously thought to lead to '' Rattus'' and relatives, although it is now thought to be a member of the extant tribe

Praomyini Praomyini is a tribe of muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. Species in this tribe are found mostly throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, but one species (''Mastomys erythroleucus'') is found in North Africa, and another ('' Ochromyscus yemeni'') is ...

. All of these fossils are found in the well-preserved and easily dated

Siwalik The Sivalik Hills, also known as the Shivalik Hills and Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas that stretches over about from the Indus River eastwards close to the Brahmaputra River, spanning the northern parts of the Indian ...

fossil beds of Pakistan. The transition from ''Potwarmus'' to ''Antemus'' to ''Progonomys'' and ''Karnimata'' is considered an excellent example of anagenic evolution.

Taxonomy

Most of the Murinae have been poorly studied. Some genera have been grouped, such as the hydromyine water rats, conilurine or pseudomyine Australian mice, or the phloeomyine Southeast Asian forms. It appears as if genera from Southeast Asian islands and Australia may be early offshoots compared to mainland forms. The

vlei rat African vlei rats (''Otomys''), also known as groove-toothed rats, live in many areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Most species live in marshlands, grasslands, and similar habitats and feed on the vegetation of such areas, occasionally supplementing ...

s in the genera '' Otomys'' and ''

Parotomys ''Parotomys'' is a small genus of rodent in the family Muridae. Member species are found in the African countries of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, ...

'' are often placed in a separate subfamily, Otomyinae, but have been shown to be closely related to African murines in spite of their uniqueness. Three genera, ''

Uranomys Rudd's mouse or the white-bellied brush-furred rat (''Uranomys ruddi'') is the only member of the genus ''Uranomys''. This animal is closely related to the spiny mice, brush-furred mice, and the link rat. Description Head and body sizes ran ...

'', '' Lophuromys'', and '' Acomys'', were once considered to be murines, but were found to be more closely related to gerbils through molecular phylogenetics. They have been assigned a new subfamily status,

Deomyinae The subfamily Deomyinae consists of four genera of mouse-like rodents that were placed in the subfamilies Murinae and Dendromurinae until very recently. They are sometimes called the Acomyinae, particularly in references that antedate the disc ...

. Molecular phylogenetic studies of Murinae include Lecompte, et al. (2008), which analyzes African murine species based on the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene and two nuclear gene fragments. Lecompte, et al. (2008) estimates that African murines colonized Africa from Asia approximately 11 million years ago during the Miocene. The following phylogeny of 16 Murinae

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, based on

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

analysis of the Interphotoreceptor Retinoid Binding Protein (IRBP) gene, is from Jansa & Weksler (2004: 264).

Distribution

The following is a list of Murinae genus divisions ordered by the continents that they are endemic to. Most of the diversity is located in Southeast Asia and Australasia. * Africa **Aethomys division – 1 genus **Arvicanthis division – 6 genera **Colomys division – 3 genera **Dasymys division – 8 genera **Hybomys division – 3 genera **Malacomys division – 1 genus **Oenomys division – 5 genea **

Otomyini Otomyini is an Old World tribe of muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. Musser and Carleton (2005) granted it subfamily status (Otomyinae), but molecular studies consistently show that the otomyines evolved from within the Murinae, leading the ...

division/tribe – 3 genera ** Stenocephalomys * Eurasia **Apodemus division – 2 genera **Micromys division – 6 genera **Genus ''

'' * South Asia **Golunda division – 1 genus **Millardia division – 4 genera * Southeast Asia **Dacnomys division – 8 genera **Hadromys division – 1 genus **Maxomys division – 1 genus **Pithecheir division – 6 genera **Rattus division – 21 genera * Philippines **Chrotomys division – 5 genera **Crunomys division – 2 genera **Phloeomys division – 4 genera **Genus ''

Musseromys ''Musseromys'' is a genus of rodent, in the family Muridae, endemic to the Philippines. Four species are known, all from Luzon Luzon (; ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Ph ...

'' *

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**Crunomys division – 2 genera **Echiothrix division – 1 genus **Melasmothrix division – 2 genera * Moluccas **Halmaheramys division – 1 genus * New Guinea **Hydromys division – 6 genera **Lorentzimys division – 1 genus **Pogonomys division – 11 genera **Uromys division – 5 genera **Xeromys division – 3 genera **Genus ''

Mirzamys ''Mirzamys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the south ...

'' *

**Pseudomys division – 8 genera

List of species

As of 2005, the Murinae contained 129 genera in 584 species. Musser and Carleton (2005) divided the Murinae into 29 genus divisions. They treated the

Otomyinae Otomyini is an Old World tribe of muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. Musser and Carleton (2005) granted it subfamily status (Otomyinae), but molecular studies consistently show that the otomyines evolved from within the Murinae, leading thes ...

as a separate subfamily, but all molecular analyses conducted to date have supported their inclusion in the Murinae as relatives of African genera. In a recent expedition in the Philippines, seven more ''

Apomys ''Apomys'', commonly known as earthworm mice, is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. Mice belonging to this genus are generally called Philippine forest mice and can be found on most islands of the Philippines except in Palawan, the Su ...

'' mice were added and the genus was proposed to split into two subgenera - ''Apomys'' and ''Megapomys'', based on morphological and cytochrome b DNA sequences. In 2021, a major revision was taken of

. The tribes are based on the classification by the

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. Some of the division placement is based on Pages ''et al''., 2015 and Rowe ''et al''., 2019. SUBFAMILY MURINAE - Old World rats and mice *Tribe

Apodemini Apodemini is a Tribe (biology), tribe of Muroidea, muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. It contains two extant genera, one found throughout Eurasia and the other Endemism, endemic to the Ryukyu Islands. Several fossil genera are also known fro ...

**Genus '' Apodemus'' - Old World field mice **Genus '' Rhagamys'' † **Genus '' Tokudaia'' - Ryūkyū spiny rats *Tribe Arvicanthini **'' Aethomys'' division ***Genus '' Aethomys'' - bush rats ***Genus ''

Micaelamys ''Aethomys'' is a genus of rodent from Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent is ...

'' **'' Arvicanthis'' division ***Genus '' Arvicanthis'' - unstriped grass mice ***Genus ''

Desmomys ''Desmomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Ethiopia. It contains the following species: *Harrington's rat Harrington's rat (''Desmomys harringtoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Et ...

'' ***Genus '' Lemniscomys'' - striped grass mice ***Genus '' Mylomys'' (African Groove-toothed Rat) ***Genus ''

Pelomys ''Pelomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains the following species: * Bell groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys campanae'') * Creek groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys fallax'') * Hopkins's groove-toothed s ...

'' - groove-toothed creek rats ***Genus ''

Rhabdomys ''Rhabdomys'' is a largely Southern African genus of muroid rodents slightly larger than house mice. They are known variously as striped or four-striped mice or rats. Traditionally the genus has been seen as a single species, ''Rhabdomys pumilio ...

'' (Four-striped Grass Mouse) **'' Dasymys'' division ***Genus '' Dasymys'' - shaggy swamp rats **''

Golunda ''Golunda'' is a genus of murine rodent. Fossil record The Indian bush rat ''(Golunda ellioti)'' is the sole surviving member of this genus, but it was formerly more diverse and widespread, occurring in both Asia and Africa. The last surviving s ...

'' division ***Genus ''

'' (Indian bush rat) **''

Hybomys ''Hybomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square mi ...

'' division ***Genus ''

Dephomys ''Dephomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square m ...

'' - defua rats ***Genus ''

'' - hump-nosed mice ***Genus ''

Stochomys The target rat (''Stochomys longicaudatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the monotypic, only species in the genus ''Stochomys''. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Description The targe ...

'' (target rat) ***Genus '' Typomys'' **''

Oenomys ''Oenomys'' is a genus of African rodents. Known as rufous-nosed rats or rusty-nosed rats, they occur from Sierra Leone east to Ethiopia and as far south as northern Angola. The nose is reddish, or at least the cheeks, which suggested both the ...

'' division ***Genus †''

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 ...

'' - Canary Islands giant rats ***Genus ''

Grammomys ''Grammomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains the following species: * Arid thicket rat (''Grammomys aridulus'') * Short-snouted thicket rat (''Grammomys brevirostris'') * Bunting's thicket rat (''Gramm ...

'' ***Genus ''

Lamottemys The Mount Oku rat (''Lamottemys okuensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. The genus ''Lamottemys'' is monotypic, and this is the only species. It is found only in Cameroon where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moi ...

'' ***Genus †'' Malpaisomys'' ***Genus ''

'' - rufous-nosed rats ***Genus ''

Thallomys ''Thallomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains four species: * Loring's rat (''Thallomys loringi'') *Black-tailed tree rat (''Thallomys nigricauda'') *Acacia rat (''Thallomys paedulcus'') *Shortridge's r ...

'' - acacia rats ***Genus ''

Thamnomys ''Thamnomys'' is a genus of Old World rats from East Central Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) ...

'' - thicket rats *Tribe Hapalomyini **Genus ''

Hapalomys ''Hapalomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It is the only member of the tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldw ...

'' - marmoset rats *Tribe Hydromyini **'' Chiropodomys'' division (alternately considered a distinct tribe, Chiropodomyini) ***Genus '' Chiropodomys'' - pencil-tailed tree mice **''

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 predo ...

'' division ***Genus ''

'' ***Genus '' Archboldomys'' (Mount Isarog shrew rats) ***Genus ''

'' - Luzon striped rats ***Genus ''

Soricomys ''Soricomys'', the shrew-mice, are a genus of rodents in the family (biology), family Muridae. They are carnivores that feed on invertebrates much like shrews do. An apparently smaller relatives of the true shrew-rats ''Chrotomys'' and ''Rhynchom ...

'' ***Genus '' Rhynchomys'' - shrew-like rats **'' Conilurus'' division ***Genus '' Conilurus'' - rabbit rats ***Genus ''

Leporillus ''Leporillus'' is a genus of rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all ...

'' - Australian stick-nest rats ***Genus ''

Mesembriomys ''Mesembriomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Australia. It contains the following species: * Black-footed tree-rat (''M. gouldii'') * Golden-backed tree-rat (''M. macrurus'') References

Mesembriomys, Rodent g ...

'' - tree rats **'' Haeromys'' division ***Genus '' Haeromys'' - pygmy tree mice **'' Hydromys'' division ***Genus '' Baiyankamys'' (formerly in ''Hydromys'') ***Genus '' Crossomys'' (earless water rat) ***Genus '' Hydromys'' - water rats ***Genus '' Leptomys'' ***Genus '' Microhydromys'' ***Genus ''

'' ***Genus ''

Parahydromys The New Guinea waterside rat (''Parahydromys asper'') is the only member of the genus ''Parahydromys''. It is considered part of the New Guinea Old Endemics, meaning its ancestors were part of the first wave of murine rodents to colonize the isl ...

'' ***Genus '' Paraleptomys'' ***Genus ''

Pseudohydromys ''Pseudohydromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea. It contains the following species: * Bishop's moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys berniceae'') * Huon small-toothed moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys carlae'') * Laur ...

'' - New Guinea false water rats ***Genus ''

Xeromys ''Xeromys myoides'', also known as the water mouse, marine mouse, mangrove mouse, false water rat, manngay and yirrkoo, is a species of rodent native to waterways of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Taxonomy A description of the species was pu ...

'' (false water rat) **'' Mallomys'' division ***Genus ''

Abeomelomys The highland brush mouse (''Abeomelomys sevia''), also known as the Menzies' mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, and is found in montane moss forests and in alpine zones over 2,000 m. It ...

'' ***Genus '' Mallomys'' - giant tree rats ***Genus '' Mammelomys'' ***Genus ''

Pogonomelomys ''Pogonomelomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the ...

'' - Rummler's mosaic tailed rats ***Genus ''

Xenuromys The mimic tree rat, rock-dwelling giant rat, or rock-dwelling rat (''Xenuromys barbatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Pa ...

'' (white-tailed New Guinea rat) **'' Pogonomys'' division ***Genus ''

Anisomys The squirrel-toothed rat (''Anisomys imitator''), also known as the New Guinea giant rat, powerful-toothed rat, uneven-toothed rat, or narrow-toothed giant rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus '' ...

'' (powerful-toothed rat) ***Genus '' Chiruromys'' ***Genus '' Hyomys'' - white-eared rats ***Genus ''

Lorentzimys The New Guinean jumping mouse (''Lorentzimys nouhuysi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu ...

'' (New Guinea jumping mouse) ***Genus ''

Macruromys ''Macruromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea. It contains the following species: * Lesser small-toothed rat The lesser small-toothed rat or western small-toothed rat (''Macruromys elegans'') is a species of ...

'' - New Guinean rats ***Genus '' Pogonomys'' - prehensile-tailed rats **'' Pseudomys'' division ***Genus '' Leggadina'' ***Genus ''

Mastacomys The broad-toothed rat (''Mastacomys fuscus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Distribution and habitat It is found only in South-eastern Australia. In Victoria live specimens have been caught in the Snowfields, Great Dividing Ra ...

'' ***Genus ''

Notomys A hopping mouse is any of about ten different Australian native mice in the genus ''Notomys''. They are rodents, not marsupials, and their ancestors are thought to have arrived from Asia about 5 million years ago. All are brown or fawn, fading t ...

'' - Australian

hopping mice A hopping mouse is any of about ten different Australian native mice in the genus ''Notomys''. They are rodents, not marsupials, and their ancestors are thought to have arrived from Asia about 5 million years ago. All are brown or fawn, fading t ...

***Genus '' Pseudomys'' - Australian native mice ***Genus ''

Zyzomys ''Zyzomys'' is a genus of rodents with unusually thick, long tails. Five species of the genus are known in Australia, where they are called rock rats or thick-tailed rats. The genus was classified by Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas in 1909. Tax ...

'' - thick-tailed rats **'' Uromys'' division ***Genus ''

Melomys ''Melomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae. Members of this genus live in the wet habitats of northern Australia ( Far North Queensland), New Guinea, Torres Strait Islands and islands of the Indonesian archipelago. Species The ge ...

'' - banana rats ***Genus ''

Paramelomys ''Paramelomys'' is a genus of rodent. All of the nine species of the genus are found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Species *'' Paramelomys gressitti'' *''Paramelomys levipes The long-nosed mosaic-tailed rat or Papuan lowland ...

'' ***Genus ''

Protochromys The red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat (''Protochromys fellowsi'') is a species of rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in ea ...

'' ***Genus '' Solomys'' - naked-tailed rats ***Genus '' Uromys'' - giant naked-tailed rats **Unknown division ***Genus ''

Brassomys The white-toothed brush mouse (''Coccymys albidens''), also known as the white-toothed melomys or white-toothed mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in West Papua (region), West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habit ...

'' ***Genus '' Coccymys'' *Tribe Malacomyini **Genus ''

Malacomys ''Malacomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae native to Africa. It is the only member of the tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage ...

'' - big-eared swamp rats *Tribe

Millardini Millardini is a tribe of muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. Species in this tribe are found in South and Southeast Asia. Species Species in the tribe include: * '' Millardia'' division ** Genus '' Cremnomys'' *** Cutch rat, ''Cremnom ...

**''

Millardia ''Millardia'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae native to South Asia and Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although ...

'' division ***Genus ''

Cremnomys Cremnomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae native to India. It contains the following species: * Cutch rat (''Cremnomys cutchicus'') * Elvira rat The Elvira rat (''Cremnomys elvira'') is a critically endangered species of rodent i ...

'' ***Genus ''

Diomys Crump's mouse (''Diomys crumpi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Diomys'', and is found in northern India (recorded in Bihar and Manipur), southern Nepal (recorded in the Central Terai), and n ...

'' (Manipur mouse) ***Genus ''

Madromys Blanford's rat (''Madromys blanfordi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Madromys''. Known as වලිග සුදු වන මීයා (meaning white-tailed wood rat) in Sinhala language. ...

'' ***Genus ''

'' - Asian soft-furred rats **'' Pithecheir'' division ***Genus '' Pithecheir'' - monkey-footed rats ***Genus '' Pithecheirops'' *Tribe Murini **Genus ''

'' - true mice *Tribe

**Genus ''

Myotomys ''Myotomys'' is a genus of African Karoo rats that inhabit the Karoo, a semi-desert region in the southern portion of the African continent. Previously placed in the genus ''Otomys'', they are sometimes referred to as vlei rats. Species Genus ...

'' - African karoo rats (now classified in ''Otomys'') **Genus '' Otomys'' - groove-toothed or vlei rats **Genus ''

'' - whistling rats *Tribe

Phloeomyini The cloud rats or cloudrunners are a tribe (Phloeomyini) of arboreal and nocturnal herbivorous rodents endemic to the cloud forests of the Philippines. They belong to the family Muridae and include five genera: ''Batomys'' (hairy-tailed rats), ...

**Genus ''

Batomys ''Batomys'' is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. It has six extant described species. Species Genus ''Batomys'' - Luzon and Mindanao forest rats, 7 species recognized, six extant and one extinct: * Large-toothed hairy-tailed rat, ''B ...

'' - Luzon and Mindanao forest rats **Genus ''

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 (''Carpomy ...

'' - Luzon rats **Genus ''

Crateromys ''Crateromys'' is a genus of rodent, native to the Philippines, in the family Muridae. It contains four species extant species, and one extinct species. * Dinagat bushy-tailed cloud rat (''Crateromys australis'') * Giant bushy-tailed cloud rat ...

'' - cloudrunners **Genus ''

'' - tree mice **Genus ''

Phloeomys ''Phloeomys'', the slender-tailed cloud rats, is a genus of large rodents in the family Muridae. Both species in this genus are endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Although their tail is covered by hairs, it is considerably less d ...

'' - slender-tailed cloud rats *Tribe

**Genus ''

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 ...

'' - Chingawa forest rat **Genus ''

Colomys The African wading rat or African water rat (''Colomys goslingi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, E ...

'' (African wading rat) **Genus '' Congomys'' **Genus '' Heimyscus'' **Genus ''

Hylomyscus ''Hylomyscus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square&nbs ...

'' - African wood mice **Genus '' Mastomys'' - multimammate mice **Genus '' Montemys'' **Genus '' Myomyscus'' **Genus '' Nilopegamys'' **Genus '' Ochromyscus'' - rock mice **Genus '' Praomys'' - African soft-furred rats **Genus '' Serengetimys'' **Genus ''

Stenocephalemys ''Stenocephalemys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. The genus is endemic to Ethiopia. Species ''Stenocephalemys'' contains six described species: * Ethiopian white-footed mouse (''Stenocephalemys albipes'') * Ethiopian narrow-he ...

'' - Ethiopian narrow-headed rats **Genus ''

Zelotomys ''Zelotomys'' is a genus of rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. They are known commonly as the broad-headed mice. They are native to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous contin ...

'' - stink mice *Tribe

Rattini Rattini is a very large, diverse tribe of muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. They are found throughout Asia and Australasia, with a few species ranging into Europe and northern Africa. The most well-known members of this group are the true r ...

**'' Berylmys'' division ***Genus '' Berylmys'' - white-toothed rats **'' Bunomys'' division ***Genus ''

Bullimus ''Bullimus'' is a genus of rodent from the Philippines, as first catalogued by Mearns, in 1905. Species Genus ''Bullimus'' * Bagobo rat, ''Bullimus bagobus'', Mindanao * Carleton's forest rat, ''Bullimus carletoni'', Luzon - Described in 2021. * ...

'' ***Genus '' Bunomys'' ***Genus '' Eropeplus'' (Sulawesian soft-furred rat) ***Genus ''

Halmaheramys ''Halmaheramys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to the Moluccas, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists ...

'' ***Genus '' Komodomys'' ***Genus ''

Lenomys ''Lenomys'' is a genus of rodent endemic to Sulawesi. It contains the living trefoil-toothed giant rat ''(Lenomys meyeri)'' and the extinct ''Lenomys grovesi''. References

Rodent genera Mammal genera with one living species Taxa named ...

'' (trefoil-toothed rat) ***Genus '' Papagomys'' - Flores giant rats ***Genus '' Paruromys'' (Sulawesian giant rat) ***Genus ''

Paulamys The Flores long-nosed rat (''Paulamys naso''), also known as Paula's long-nosed rat, is a species of rodent endemic to Flores Island, Indonesia. This species was first described from subfossil fragments collected in the 1950s by Theodor Verho ...

'' ***Species "''Rattus''" ''timorensis'' ***Genus ''

Sundamys ''Sundamys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae, found mostly in Indonesia and Malaysia.Camacho-Sanchez, M., Jennifer A. Leonard, Yuli Fitriana, Marie-Ka Tilak, and Pierre-Henri Fabre. 2017. "The generic status of Rattus annandalei (Bonh ...

'' - giant Sunda rats ***Genus '' Taeromys'' **''

Dacnomys Millard's rat (''Dacnomys millardi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Dacnomys''. It is found in China, India, Laos, and Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Demo ...

'' division ***Genus '' Chiromyscus'' (Fea's tree rat) ***Genus ''

'' (Large-toothed giant rat) ***Genus ''

Lenothrix The gray tree rat (''Lenothrix canus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae and the only species in the monotypic genus ''Lenothrix''. It is found in forests in Indonesia and Malaysia. A common species, the IUCN has rated it as being ...

'' (grey tree rat) ***Genus ''

Leopoldamys ''Leopoldamys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: * Sundaic mountain long-tailed giant rat (''Leopoldamys ciliatus'') * '' Leopoldamys diwangkarai'' * Edwards's long-taile ...

'' - long-tailed giant rats ***Genus '' Margaretamys'' - margareta rats ***Genus ''

Niviventer ''Niviventer'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: * Anderson's white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer andersoni'' * Brahma white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer brahma'' * '' Niviventer ...

'' - white-bellied rats ***Genus ''

Saxatilomys ''Saxatilomys paulinae'' is a species of murid rodent native to central Laos and Vietnam, separated to a monotypic genus ''Saxatilomys''. It was first discovered in the Khammouan Limestone National Biodiversity Conservation Area in Khammouan Pr ...

'' ***Genus ''

Tonkinomys Daovantien’s limestone rat (''Tonkinomys daovantieni'') is a genus of Muridae rodent native to northeastern Vietnam. It was first discovered in a forested talus habitat in the Huu Lien Nature Reserve, Lang Son Province. It is the only known ...

'' **'' Echiothrix'' division ***Genus '' Echiothrix'' ***Genus '' Hyorhinomys'' ***Genus ''

Melasmothrix The Sulawesian shrew rat (''Melasmothrix naso'') is a species of rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upp ...

'' (lesser Sulawesian shrew rat) ***Genus ''

Paucidentomys ''Paucidentomys'' is a genus of rodents of a type commonly known as shrew-rats which was discovered in 2012 in a remote rainforest on the Indonesian island, Sulawesi. The genus is monotypic, consisting of the species ''Paucidentomys vermidax'', ...

'' ***Genus ''

Sommeromys Sommer's Sulawesi rat (''Sommeromys macrorhinos'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae from Sulawesi. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Sommeromys'' and was described by Musser & Durden in 2002. Distribution ''S. macrorhi ...

'' ***Genus '' Tateomys'' - greater Sulawesian shrew rats ***Genus ''

Waiomys ''Waiomys'' is a genus of rodents from the family Muridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. The genus is monotypic, consisting of the species ''Waiomys mamasae'' (Sulawesi water rat). It is known only from Mount Gandangdewata, Mamasa Regency ...

'' - Sulawesi water rat **'' Maxomys'' division ***Genus '' Crunomys'' - Philippine and Sulawesian shrew rats ***Genus '' Maxomys'' (rajah rats) **''

Micromys ''Micromys'' is a genus of small rodents in the subfamily Murinae. The genus contains two living species: the widespread Eurasian harvest mouse (''Micromys minutus'') of much of Europe and Asia; and the more restricted Indochinese harvest mouse ...

'' division (alternately considered a distinct tribe, Micromyini) ***Genus ''

'' (Old World harvest mice) **'' Rattus'' division ***Genus '' Abditomys'' ***Genus '' Bandicota'' - bandicoot rats ***Genus ''

Diplothrix ''Diplothrix'' is a genus of two species of rodents in the family Muridae. ''Diplothrix legata'' occurs in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. ''Diplothrix yangziensis ''Diplothrix'' is a genus of two species of rodents in the family Muridae. ''Dipl ...

'' ***Genus ''

Kadarsanomys Sody's tree rat (''Kadarsanomys sodyi'') is a rodent species in the family Muridae that has been recorded only in bamboo forest in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, West Java, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, ...

'' ***Genus '' Limnomys'' ***Genus ''

Nesokia ''Nesokia'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to West Asia and Central Asia known as the short-tailed bandicoot rats. Species Genus ''Nesokia'' - short-tailed bandicoot rats: * Short-tailed bandicoot rat (''Nesokia indica'') G ...

'' (short-tailed bandicoot rat) ***Genus '' Nesoromys'' ***Genus ''

Palawanomys The Palawan soft-furred mountain rat (''Palawanomys furvus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Palawanomys''. It is found only in Palawan, Philippines, and has been recorded on Mount Mantalin ...

'' (Palawan rat) ***Genus '' Rattus'' - typical rats ***Genus ''

Tarsomys ''Tarsomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae found exclusively in Mindanao, Philippines. It contains the following species: * Long-footed rat (''Tarsomys apoensis'') * Spiny long-footed rat The spiny long-footed rat (''Tarsomys ech ...

'' ***Genus '' Tryphomys'' (Mearn's Luzon rat) **''

Srilankamys The Ohiya rat (''Srilankamys ohiensis''), or Sri Lanka bi-colored rat, is a species of rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing inciso ...

'' division ***Genus ''

'' (Ceylonese rats) **Unknown division ***Genus ''

Anonymomys The Mindoro climbing rat or Mindoro rat (''Anonymomys mindorensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.Musser, Guy G. "Notes on systematics of Indo-Malayan murid rodents, and descriptions of new genera and species from Ceylon, Sulawes ...

'' (Mindoro rat) *Tribe Vandeleurini **Genus '' Vandeleuria'' - long-tailed climbing mice *''incertae sedis'' **Genus †'' Alormys'' **Genus †''

Coryphomys ''Coryphomys'' is an extinct genus of rats, known from sub-fossils found on Timor. Its name is Greek for "top-of-the-head mouse A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ...

'' **Genus ''

Hadromys ''Hadromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which sha ...

'' **Genus †'' Hooijeromys'' **Genus †'' Milimonggamys'' **Genus †'' Rakasamys'' **Genus ''

Vernaya ''Vernaya'' is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Murinae from southern China and northern Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English a ...

'' (Vernay's Climbing Mouse) **Genus †''

Spelaeomys The Flores cave rat (''Spelaeomys florensis'') lived on Flores Island, Indonesia. and Flemming Flemming is a surname and a male given name referring, like the more common '' Fleming'', to an inhabitant (or descendant thereof) of Flanders,

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