The Muroidea are a large superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, lemmings, gerbils, and many other relatives. Although the Muroidea originated in Eurasia, [1] they occupy a vast variety of habitats on every continent except Antarctica.

The muroid rodents are arguably the most evolutionarily successful clade of mammals, with approximately 1620 species (30% of mammal diversity) that evolved from a single common ancestor approximately 25 million years ago (mya) .

2025年3月8日 · Muridae, (family Muridae), largest extant rodent family, indeed the largest of all mammalian families, encompassing more than 1,383 species of the “true” mice and rats. Two-thirds of all rodent species and genera belong to family Muridae. The members of this family are often collectively called murids, or muroid rodents.

Muroidea is a large superfamily of rodents. It includes hamsters, gerbils, true mice and rats, and many other relatives. They live on almost every continent except Antarctica. Some scientists have placed all members of this group into a single family, Muridae.

The superfamily Muroidea includes most of the familiar rats and mice, but it also encompasses an enormously diverse array of other rodents. Currently there are 1517 recognized species and 310 genera of muroid rodents.

The Eumuroida are a clade defined in 2004 by Steppan et al. to describe a group of muroid rodents (mice, rats and relatives). The clade is not defined in the standard taxonomic hierarchy, but it is between superfamily and family.

The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. [2]

1992年4月1日 · The muroid rodents (Muroidea) are the most diverse group of rodents, encompassing at least 1 100 Recent species spanning more than 250 genera; these represent respectively about 27% and 24% of all extant mammalian species and genera'.

Muridae (rat family) is the biggest extant rodent family, and indeed the biggest of all animal families, with over 1,383 species of "real" mice and rats. Muridae is home to two-thirds of all rodent species and genera. Murids, or muroid rodents, are the collective name for members of …

The Muroidea, a group of rodents that includes mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters and others, encompasses a tremendous diversity of fairly recent geological origin.