Systematics, distribution and ecological analysis of rodents in Jordan
Author
Amr, Zuhair S.
Author
Abu, Mohammad A.
Author
Qumsiyeh, Mazin
Author
Eid, Ehab
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-03-19
4397
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1
94
journal article
30483
10.11646/zootaxa.4397.1.1
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1175-5326
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Key to the families of order
Rodentia
in Jordan
1 Eyes and ear pinna absent (
Figure 2A
)....................................................... Family
Spalacidae
- Eyes and ear pinna present (
Figure 2B
).................................................................... 2
2 Body covered with long spines (more than
150 mm
). Large forms................................ Family
Hystricidae
- Body not covered with long spines, small to medium sized forms................................................ 3
3 Tail very thick and bushy.................................................................. Family
Sciuridae
- Tail not as above...................................................................................... 4
4 Hind foot long, about
60 mm
in length....................................................... Family
Dipodidae
- Hind foot not long, about
40 mm
in length.................................................................. 5
5 Ckeekteeth 4 (
Figure 3A
), black stripe passes through the eye...................................... Family
Gliridae
- Cheekteeth 3 (
Figure 3B
), no black stripe passes through the eye................................................ 6
6 Cheekteeth tuberculate in two longitudinal rows (
Figure 4A
)..................................... Family
Cricetidae
- Cheekteeth tuberculate in one or three longitudinal rows (
Figure 4B
)................................. Family
Muridae