Knowra Muridae Muridae Muridae is a family of rodents that includes mice, rats, gerbils, and many related species. Its members are native to much of the world and occupy habitats ranging from forests to cities.
Rodentia : Rodentia is the mammalian order characterized by a pair of continuously growing incisors in each jaw. Muridae is one family within this order of gnawing mammals.
Laboratory mouse : The laboratory mouse is a domesticated form of the house mouse used widely in biological research. Its tractable genetics make one murid species central to experimental medicine.
Rodent incisor : A rodent incisor is a continuously growing tooth with hard enamel concentrated on its front surface. These incisors enable murids to gnaw food and materials while wearing the teeth down.
House mouse : The house mouse is a small murid rodent that lives worldwide, often alongside humans. Its global spread illustrates how some murids thrive in human environments.
Rodent systematics : Rodent systematics studies the classification and evolutionary relationships of rodents. Molecular and anatomical evidence continue to refine murid relationships.
Muroidea : Muroidea is a superfamily of rodents that includes mice, rats, hamsters, voles, and gerbils. This larger group places Muridae among its closest rodent relatives.
Brown rat : The brown rat is a widespread murid rodent, also known as the Norway rat. This adaptable murid affects cities, farms, and disease ecology worldwide.
Rodent olfaction : Rodent olfaction is the sense of smell mediated by a highly developed nasal and neural system. Murid smell supports food finding, social recognition, and detection of danger.
Black rat : The black rat is a climbing murid rodent, also called the roof rat or ship rat. Its movement with ships helped make it a widespread commensal species.
Biodiversity inventory : A biodiversity inventory is a systematic account of species present in a region or taxonomic group. Undescribed species and uncertain ranges complicate estimates of murid diversity.
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