Rodentia

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4397.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5991697
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C32887CB-FF95-BA66-FF3D-F9A1FA76EDD6
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Rodentia
status

Key to the families of order Rodentia View in CoL in Jordan

1 Eyes and ear pinna absent ( Figure 2A View FIGURE 2 )....................................................... Family Spalacidae View in CoL

- Eyes and ear pinna present ( Figure 2B View FIGURE 2 ).................................................................... 2

2 Body covered with long spines (more than 150 mm). Large forms................................ Family Hystricidae View in CoL

- Body not covered with long spines, small to medium sized forms................................................ 3

3 Tail very thick and bushy.................................................................. Family Sciuridae View in CoL

- Tail not as above...................................................................................... 4

4 Hind foot long, about 60 mm in length....................................................... Family Dipodidae View in CoL

- Hind foot not long, about 40 mm in length.................................................................. 5

5 Ckeekteeth 4 ( Figure 3A), black stripe passes through the eye...................................... Family Gliridae View in CoL

- Cheekteeth 3 ( Figure 3B), no black stripe passes through the eye................................................ 6

6 Cheekteeth tuberculate in two longitudinal rows ( Figure 4A View FIGURE 4 )..................................... Family Cricetidae View in CoL

- Cheekteeth tuberculate in one or three longitudinal rows ( Figure 4B View FIGURE 4 )................................. Family Muridae View in CoL