Muridae

A family of the order Rodentia containing 250 genera including the two genera Mus (MICE) and Rattus (RATS), from which the laboratory inbred strains are developed. The fifteen subfamilies are SIGMODONTINAE (New World mice and rats), CRICETINAE, Spalacinae, Myospalacinae, Lophiomyinae, ARVICOLINAE, Platacanthomyinae, Nesomyinae, Otomyinae, Rhizomyinae, GERBILLINAE, Dendromurinae, Cricetomyinae, MURINAE (Old World mice and rats), and Hydromyinae.

Year introduced: 1982

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.635

MeSH Unique ID: D009115

Registry Number: txid10066

Entry Terms:

• Murids
• Murid

Previous Indexing:

• Mice (1966-1981)
• Rats (1966-1981)
• Rodentia (1966-1981)

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Organisms Category
Eukaryota
Animals
Chordata
Vertebrates
Mammals
Eutheria
Rodentia
Muridae
Arvicolinae
Cricetinae +
Sigmodontinae +
Gerbillinae
Murinae
Mice +
Rats +