Muridae

Also known as Murids, murids, murid, mice and rats

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.

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Muridae is a family within the order Rodentia, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon was described by Illiger in 1811 and is classified under the parent taxon Muroidea. Its temporal range begins in the Miocene. Common names for the group include murid, muridé, musedo, and musefamilien.

The family includes various common animals such as house mice, lemmings, field mice, and grassland rabbit-tails. These organisms are native to Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia, and are now found globally. Their habitats include brackish and freshwater environments.

Scientific records indicate 2,105,406 occurrences and 3,699,452 PubMed references. Media records number 172, with specimens held by institutions including CM, MSU, YPM, and ANWC in countries such as the United States, Spain, France, Kenya, and Myanmar. The topic is referenced by 1,624 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

musefamilien

Muridae

FAMILY

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderRodentia
FamilyMuridae

Habitatbrackish, freshwater

Observations recorded2,105,406

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 14,760
With media: 172
Family: Muridae
Collections: CM, MSU, YPM, ANWC
Recorded in: United States, Spain, France, Kenya, Myanmar, Lao People’S Democratic Republic, Cambodia, Bangladesh

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Research

3,699,452 papers

Identification of Sarcocystis spp. in synanthropic (Muridae) and wild (Cricetidae) rodents from Argentina.Parasitology research · 2023Bentancourt Rossoli JV, Moré G, Soto-Cabrera A et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00436-023-08036-6
Mus spicilegus.Current biology : CB · 2012Tong W, Hoekstra HDOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.08.054
Protozoan parasites and pathological findings in Hydromys chrysogaster (Muridae: Hydromyinae) from Queensland.Journal of wildlife diseases · 1996Smales LR, Obendorf DLDOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-32.2.344
Comparative Mitogenome Analysis of Gerbils and the Mitogenome Phylogeny of Gerbillinae (Rodentia: Muridae).Biochemical genetics · 2022Ding L, Luo G, Zhou Q et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10528-022-10213-8
The muridae glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase family.Journal of molecular evolution · 1989Riad-el Sabrouty S, Blanchard JM, Marty L et al.DOI: 10.1007/BF02100205
Evolution of Guanylate Binding Protein (GBP) Genes in Muroid Rodents (Muridae and Cricetidae) Reveals an Outstanding Pattern of Gain and Loss.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Côrte-Real JV, Baldauf HM, Melo-Ferreira J et al.DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.752186
[Chromosomes of Muridae].Experientia · 1951MATTHEY RDOI: 10.1007/BF02166396
Description of a new species of Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: Ixodidae), parasite of shrew tenrecs (Afrotheria: Tenrecidae) and rodents (Rodentia: Muridae) on Madagascar.Systematic parasitology · 2023Englert MC, Goodman SM, Apanaskevich DADOI: 10.1007/s11230-023-10122-3

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections

Contents

Distribution and habitat
Diet and dentition
Reproduction
Characteristics
Evolution
Classification
Subfamilies
In literature
References
External links

The name Muridae comes from the Latin ' (genitive '), meaning "mouse", since all true mice belong to the family, with the more typical mice belonging to the genus Mus.

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