MURIDAE, Illiger, 1811

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 536-884 : 536

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6887260
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6835949
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scientific name	MURIDAE
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Family MURIDAE View in CoL

(TRUE MICE AND RATS, GERBILS AND RELATIVES)

• Small to medium-sized rodents with mouse-shaped skulls; squirrel-shaped mandibles; and mostly long, naked tails equal to or longer than head-body lengths.

• 7-75 cm. View Figure

• Worldwide, except Antarctica. View Figure

• All terrestrial and some aquatic habitats.

• 155 genera, 816 species, at least 916 extant taxa.

• 15 species Critically Endangered, 52 species Endangered, 60 species Vulnerable; 14 species Extinct since 1600.