Rodents
Rodentia
Rodents (from Latin rodere, "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 mammal species are rodents; they are found in vast numbers on all continents except Antarctica. They are the most diversified mammalian order and live in a variety of terrestrial habitats, including human-made environments.
5 branches of this order, most-observed first · about 2,706 known species
Squirrels, Dormice, and Mountain Beavers
suborderSciuromorpha
Mice, Rats, and Hamsters
suborderMyomorpha
Ctenohystricans
suborderHystricomorpha
Beavers, Pocket Gophers, and Allies
suborderCastorimorpha
Anomalures and Springhares
suborderAnomaluromorpha
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 43698.