The Old World rats and mice, part of the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classifica ...

Murinae in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae comes ...

, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all

mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur ...

families except the

Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and h ...

and

, and is larger than all

order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of ...

s except the bats and the remainder of the

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...

Description

The Murinae are native to

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...

, and

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...

. They are terrestrial

placental Placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia ) are one of the three extant subdivisions of the class Mammalia, the other two being Monotremata and Marsupialia. Placentalia contains the vast majority of extant mammals, which are partly distinguishe ...

s. They have also been introduced to all continents except

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest cont ...

, and are serious pest animals. This is particularly true in island communities where they have contributed to the endangerment and

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

ion of many native animals. Two prominent murine species have become vital laboratory animals: the

brown rat The brown rat (''Rattus norvegicus''), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, Norwegian rat and Parisian rat, is a widespread species of common rat. One of the largest muroids, it is a brown o ...

and

house mouse The house mouse (''Mus musculus'') is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus ''Mus''. Although ...

are both used as medical subjects. The murines have a distinctive molar pattern that involves three rows of cusps instead of two, the primitive pattern seen most frequently in muroid rodents.

Fossils

The first known appearance of the Murinae in the

fossil A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...

record is about 14 million years ago with the fossil genus '' Antemus''. ''Antemus'' is thought to derive directly from '' Potwarmus'', which has a more primitive tooth pattern. Likewise, two genera, '' Progonomys'' and '' Karnimata'', are thought to derive directly from ''Antemus''. ''Progonomys'' is thought to be the ancestor of ''

Mus Mus or MUS may refer to: Abbreviations * MUS, the NATO country code for Mauritius * MUS, the IATA airport code for Minami Torishima Airport * MUS, abbreviation for the Centre for Modern Urban Studies on Campus The Hague, Leiden University, Net ...

'' and relatives, while ''Karnimata'' was previously thought to lead to ''

Rattus ''Rattus'' is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Species and description The best-known ''Rattus'' species are the black rat (''R. rattus'') ...

'' and relatives, although it is now thought to be a member of the extant tribe

Praomyini Praomyini is a tribe of muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. Species in this tribe are found mostly throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, but one species ('' Mastomys erythroleucus'') is found in North Africa, and another ('' Ochromyscus yemeni'') is ...

. All of these fossils are found in the well-preserved and easily dated

Siwalik The Sivalik Hills, also known as the Shivalik Hills and Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas that stretches over about from the Indus River eastwards close to the Brahmaputra River, spanning the northern parts of the Indian ...

fossil beds of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. The transition from ''Potwarmus'' to ''Antemus'' to ''Progonomys'' and ''Karnimata'' is considered an excellent example of anagenic evolution.

Taxonomy

Most of the Murinae have been poorly studied. Some genera have been grouped, such as the hydromyine water rats, conilurine or pseudomyine Australian mice, or the phloeomyine

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainland ...

n forms. It appears as if genera from Southeast Asian islands and Australia may be early offshoots compared to mainland forms. The

vlei rat African vlei rats (''Otomys''), also known as groove-toothed rats, live in many areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Most species live in marshlands, grasslands, and similar habitats and feed on the vegetation of such areas, occasionally supplementing ...

s in the genera '' Otomys'' and ''

Parotomys ''Parotomys'' is a small genus of rodent in the family Muridae. Member species are found in the African countries of Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlo ...

'' are often placed in a separate subfamily, Otomyinae, but have been shown to be closely related to African murines in spite of their uniqueness. Three genera, ''

Uranomys Rudd's mouse or the white-bellied brush-furred rat (''Uranomys ruddi'') is the only member of the genus ''Uranomys''. This animal is closely related to the spiny mice, brush-furred mice, and the link rat. Description Head and body sizes ran ...

'', '' Lophuromys'', and '' Acomys'', were once considered to be murines, but were found to be more closely related to

gerbil The Mongolian gerbil or Mongolian jird (''Meriones unguiculatus'') is a small rodent belonging to the subfamily Gerbillinae. Their body size is typically , with a tail, and body weight , with adult males larger than females. The animal is us ...

s through

molecular phylogenetics Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

. They have been assigned a new subfamily status,

Deomyinae The subfamily Deomyinae consists of four genera of mouse-like rodents that were placed in the subfamilies Murinae and Dendromurinae until very recently. They are sometimes called the Acomyinae, particularly in references that antedate the di ...

. Molecular phylogenetic studies of Murinae include Lecompte, et al. (2008), which analyzes African murine species based on the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene and two nuclear gene fragments. Lecompte, et al. (2008) estimates that African murines colonized Africa from Asia approximately 11 million years ago during the

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recen ...

. The following

phylogeny A phylogenetic tree (also phylogeny or evolutionary tree Felsenstein J. (2004). ''Inferring Phylogenies'' Sinauer Associates: Sunderland, MA.) is a branching diagram or a tree showing the evolutionary relationships among various biological s ...

of 16 Murinae

genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...

, based on

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

analysis of the Interphotoreceptor Retinoid Binding Protein (IRBP) gene, is from Jansa & Weksler (2004: 264).

Distribution

The following is a list of Murinae genus divisions ordered by the continents that they are endemic to. Most of the diversity is located in

and

Australasia Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologic ...

. *

**Aethomys division – 1 genus **Arvicanthis division – 6 genera **Colomys division – 3 genera **Dasymys division – 8 genera **Hybomys division – 3 genera **Malacomys division – 1 genus **Oenomys division – 5 genea ** Otomyini division/tribe – 3 genera ** Stenocephalomys *

Eurasia Eurasia (, ) is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. Primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it spans from the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Japanese archipelag ...

**Apodemus division – 2 genera **Micromys division – 6 genera **Genus ''

'' *

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;; ...

**Golunda division – 1 genus **Millardia division – 4 genera *

**Dacnomys division – 8 genera **Hadromys division – 1 genus **Maxomys division – 1 genus **Pithecheir division – 6 genera **Rattus division – 21 genera *

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

**Chrotomys division – 5 genera **Crunomys division – 2 genera **Phloeomys division – 4 genera **Genus '' Musseromys'' *

Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu ...

**Crunomys division – 2 genera **Echiothrix division – 1 genus **Melasmothrix division – 2 genera *

Moluccas The Maluku Islands (; Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Maluku'') or the Moluccas () are an archipelago in the east of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located ...

**Halmaheramys division – 1 genus *

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torres ...

**Hydromys division – 6 genera **Lorentzimys division – 1 genus **Pogonomys division – 11 genera **Uromys division – 5 genera **Xeromys division – 3 genera **Genus '' Mirzamys'' *

**Pseudomys division – 8 genera

List of species

As of 2005, the Murinae contained 129 genera in 584 species. Musser and Carleton (2005) divided the Murinae into 29 genus divisions. They treated the Otomyinae as a separate subfamily, but all molecular analyses conducted to date have supported their inclusion in the Murinae as relatives of African genera. In a recent expedition in the Philippines, seven more ''

Apomys ''Apomys'', commonly known as earthworm mice, is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. Mice belonging to this genus are generally called Philippine forest mice and can be found on most islands of the Philippines except in Palawan, the Su ...

'' mice were added and the genus was proposed to split into two subgenera - ''Apomys'' and ''Megapomys'', based on morphological and cytochrome b DNA sequences. In 2021, a major revision was taken of

. The

tribes The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...

are based on the classification by the

American Society of Mammalogists The American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) was founded in 1919. Its primary purpose is to encourage the study of mammals, and professions studying them. There are over 4,500 members of this society, and they are primarily professional scientists w ...

. Some of the division placement is based on Pages ''et al''., 2015 and Rowe ''et al''., 2019. SUBFAMILY MURINAE - Old World rats and mice *Tribe Apodemini **Genus '' Apodemus'' - Old World field mice **Genus '' Rhagamys'' † **Genus '' Tokudaia'' - Ryūkyū spiny rats *Tribe Arvicanthini **'' Aethomys'' division ***Genus '' Aethomys'' - bush rats ***Genus '' Micaelamys'' **'' Arvicanthis'' division ***Genus '' Arvicanthis'' - unstriped grass mice ***Genus '' Desmomys'' ***Genus '' Lemniscomys'' - striped grass mice ***Genus '' Mylomys'' (African Groove-toothed Rat) ***Genus ''

Pelomys ''Pelomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square mi ...

'' - groove-toothed creek rats ***Genus ''

Rhabdomys ''Rhabdomys'' is a largely Southern African genus of muroid rodents slightly larger than house mice. They are known variously as striped or four-striped mice or rats. Traditionally the genus has been seen as a single species, ''Rhabdomys pumilio ...

'' (Four-striped Grass Mouse) **'' Dasymys'' division ***Genus '' Dasymys'' - shaggy swamp rats **'' Golunda'' division ***Genus '' Golunda'' (Indian bush rat) **''

Hybomys ''Hybomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square m ...

'' division ***Genus ''

Dephomys ''Dephomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square ...

'' - defua rats ***Genus ''

'' - hump-nosed mice ***Genus ''

Stochomys The target rat (''Stochomys longicaudatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Stochomys''. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Description The target rat is a ...

'' (target rat) ***Genus '' Typomys'' **''

Oenomys ''Oenomys'' is a genus of African rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of ...

'' division ***Genus †''

Canariomys ''Canariomys'' is an extinct genus of rodents (Old World rats and mice) that once existed on the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. These giant rats could reach a weight of about . They were herbivores; their ...

'' - Canary Islands giant rats ***Genus ''

Grammomys ''Grammomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square ...

'' ***Genus '' Lamottemys'' ***Genus †'' Malpaisomys'' ***Genus ''

'' - rufous-nosed rats ***Genus '' Thallomys'' - acacia rats ***Genus '' Thamnomys'' - thicket rats *Tribe Hapalomyini **Genus '' Hapalomys'' - marmoset rats *Tribe Hydromyini **'' Chiropodomys'' division (alternately considered a distinct tribe, Chiropodomyini) ***Genus '' Chiropodomys'' - pencil-tailed tree mice **''

Chrotomys The genus ''Chrotomys'' contain a unique group of rodents found only in the Philippines, specifically the islands of Luzon, Mindoro, and Sibuyan. Instead of being predominantly herbivorous or omnivorous like other murines, these rats feed pred ...

'' division ***Genus ''

'' ***Genus '' Archboldomys'' (Mount Isarog shrew rats) ***Genus ''

'' - Luzon striped rats ***Genus '' Soricomys'' ***Genus '' Rhynchomys'' - shrew-like rats **'' Conilurus'' division ***Genus '' Conilurus'' - rabbit rats ***Genus ''

Leporillus ''Leporillus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Australia. It contains the following species: * Lesser stick-nest rat (''Leporillus apicalis'') (extinct) * Greater stick-nest rat The greater stick-nest rat, also known ...

'' - Australian stick-nest rats ***Genus '' Mesembriomys'' - tree rats **'' Haeromys'' division ***Genus '' Haeromys'' - pygmy tree mice **'' Hydromys'' division ***Genus '' Baiyankamys'' (formerly in ''Hydromys'') ***Genus '' Crossomys'' (earless water rat) ***Genus '' Hydromys'' - water rats ***Genus '' Leptomys'' ***Genus '' Microhydromys'' ***Genus '' Mirzamys'' ***Genus '' Parahydromys'' ***Genus '' Paraleptomys'' ***Genus '' Pseudohydromys'' - New Guinea false water rats ***Genus ''

Xeromys ''Xeromys myoides'', also known as the water mouse, marine mouse, mangrove mouse, false water rat, manngay and yirrkoo, is a species of rodent native to waterways of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Taxonomy A description of the species was pu ...

'' (false water rat) **'' Mallomys'' division ***Genus ''

Abeomelomys The highland brush mouse (''Abeomelomys sevia''), also known as the Menzies' mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, and is found in montane moss forests and in alpine zones over 2,000 m. It i ...

'' ***Genus '' Mallomys'' - giant tree rats ***Genus '' Mammelomys'' ***Genus ''

Pogonomelomys ''Pogonomelomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the so ...

'' - Rummler's mosaic tailed rats ***Genus '' Xenuromys'' (white-tailed New Guinea rat) **'' Pogonomys'' division ***Genus ''

Anisomys The squirrel-toothed rat (''Anisomys imitator''), also known as the New Guinea giant rat, powerful-toothed rat, uneven-toothed rat, or narrow-toothed giant rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus '' ...

'' (powerful-toothed rat) ***Genus '' Chiruromys'' ***Genus '' Hyomys'' - white-eared rats ***Genus '' Lorentzimys'' (New Guinea jumping mouse) ***Genus '' Macruromys'' - New Guinean rats ***Genus '' Pogonomys'' - prehensile-tailed rats **'' Pseudomys'' division ***Genus '' Leggadina'' ***Genus '' Mastacomys'' ***Genus ''

Notomys A hopping mouse is any of about ten different Australian native mice in the genus ''Notomys''. They are rodents, not marsupials, and their ancestors are thought to have arrived from Asia about 5 million years ago. All are brown or fawn, fading ...

'' - Australian

hopping mice A hopping mouse is any of about ten different Australian native mice in the genus ''Notomys''. They are rodents, not marsupials, and their ancestors are thought to have arrived from Asia about 5 million years ago. All are brown or fawn, fadin ...

***Genus '' Pseudomys'' - Australian native mice ***Genus ''

Zyzomys ''Zyzomys'' is a genus of rodents with unusually thick, long tails. Five species of the genus are known in Australia, where they are called rock rats or thick-tailed rats. The genus was classified by Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas in 1909. ...

'' - thick-tailed rats **'' Uromys'' division ***Genus ''

Melomys ''Melomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae. Members of this genus live in the wet habitats of northern Australia (Far North Queensland), New Guinea, Torres Strait Islands and islands of the Indonesian archipelago. Species The ge ...

'' - banana rats ***Genus ''

Paramelomys ''Paramelomys'' is a genus of rodent. All of the nine species of the genus are found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Indepen ...

'' ***Genus ''

Protochromys The red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat (''Protochromys fellowsi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Protochromys''. It is found only in Papua New Guinea. References

* Old World rats and mic ...

'' ***Genus '' Solomys'' - naked-tailed rats ***Genus '' Uromys'' - giant naked-tailed rats **Unknown division ***Genus '' Brassomys'' ***Genus ''

Coccymys ''Coccymys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( t ...

'' *Tribe Malacomyini **Genus ''

Malacomys ''Malacomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae native to Africa. It is the only member of the tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usag ...

'' - big-eared swamp rats *Tribe

Millardini Millardini is a Tribe (biology), tribe of Muroidea, muroid Rodent, rodents in the subfamily Murinae. Species in this tribe are found in South Asia, South and Southeast Asia. Species Species in the tribe include: * ''Millardia'' division ** Ge ...

**''

Millardia ''Millardia'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throu ...

'' division ***Genus ''

Cremnomys Cremnomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae native to India. It contains the following species: * Cutch rat (''Cremnomys cutchicus'') * Elvira rat (''Cremnomys elvira'') References

* Cremnomys, Rodent genera Taxa named by Ro ...

'' ***Genus '' Diomys'' (Manipur mouse) ***Genus '' Madromys'' ***Genus ''

'' - Asian soft-furred rats **'' Pithecheir'' division ***Genus '' Pithecheir'' - monkey-footed rats ***Genus '' Pithecheirops'' *Tribe Murini **Genus ''

'' - true mice *Tribe Otomyini **Genus '' Myotomys'' - African karoo rats (now classified in ''Otomys'') **Genus '' Otomys'' - groove-toothed or vlei rats **Genus ''

'' - whistling rats *Tribe Phloeomyini **Genus ''

Batomys ''Batomys'' is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. It has six extant described species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodive ...

'' - Luzon and Mindanao forest rats **Genus ''

Carpomys ''Carpomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It contains two extant species, and one extinct species: * short-footed Luzon tree rat (''Carpomys melanurus'') * white-bellied Luzon tree rat The white-bellied Luzon tree rat (''Carpomy ...

'' - Luzon rats **Genus ''

Crateromys ''Crateromys'' is a genus of rodent, native to the Philippines, in the family Muridae. It contains four species extant species, and one extinct species. * Dinagat bushy-tailed cloud rat The Dinagat bushy-tailed cloud rat, Dinagat crateromys ...

'' - cloudrunners **Genus '' Musseromys'' - tree mice **Genus ''

Phloeomys ''Phloeomys'', the slender-tailed cloud rats, is a genus of large rodents in the family Muridae. Both species in this genus are endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Although their tail is covered by hairs, it is considerably le ...

'' - slender-tailed cloud rats *Tribe

**Genus ''

Chingawaemys The Chingawa forest rat (''Chingawaemys rarus'') is a species of rodent endemic to Ethiopia. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Chingawaemys''. It was only described in 2021, when it was discovered during a broad phylogenetic analysis ...

'' - Chingawa forest rat **Genus '' Colomys'' (African wading rat) **Genus '' Congomys'' **Genus ''

Heimyscus The African smoky mouse or smokey heimyscus (''Heimyscus fumosus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Heimyscus''. It is native to Central Africa, where it occurs in Cameroon, Central African ...

'' **Genus '' Hylomyscus'' - African wood mice **Genus '' Mastomys'' - multimammate mice **Genus '' Montemys'' **Genus ''

Myomyscus Verreaux's mouse or Verreaux's white-footed rat (''Myomyscus verreauxii'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only member of the genus ''Myomyscus''. Other species that had been previously assigned to ''Myomyscus'' are now con ...

'' **Genus '' Nilopegamys'' **Genus ''

Ochromyscus ''Ochromyscus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It contains two species from Sub-Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, both of which were formerly classified in ''Myomyscus Verreaux's mouse or Verreaux's white-footed rat (''M ...

'' - rock mice **Genus '' Praomys'' - African soft-furred rats **Genus '' Serengetimys'' **Genus ''

Stenocephalemys ''Stenocephalemys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturall ...

'' - Ethiopian narrow-headed rats **Genus ''

Zelotomys ''Zelotomys'' is a genus of rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. They are known commonly as the broad-headed mice. They are native to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous cont ...

'' - stink mice *Tribe

Rattini Rattini is a very large, diverse tribe of muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. They are found throughout Asia and Australasia, with a few species ranging into Europe and northern Africa. The most well-known members of this group are the true ...

**'' Berylmys'' division ***Genus '' Berylmys'' - white-toothed rats **'' Bunomys'' division ***Genus ''

Bullimus ''Bullimus'' is a genus of rodent from the Philippines, as first catalogued by Mearns, in 1905. Species Genus ''Bullimus'' * Bagobo rat, ''Bullimus bagobus'', Mindanao * Carleton's forest rat, ''Bullimus carletoni'', Luzon - Described in 2021. * ...

'' ***Genus '' Bunomys'' ***Genus '' Eropeplus'' (Sulawesian soft-furred rat) ***Genus '' Halmaheramys'' ***Genus '' Komodomys'' ***Genus ''

Lenomys ''Lenomys'' is a genus of rodent endemic to Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of ...

'' (trefoil-toothed rat) ***Genus '' Papagomys'' - Flores giant rats ***Genus '' Paruromys'' (Sulawesian giant rat) ***Genus '' Paulamys'' ***Species "''Rattus''" ''timorensis'' ***Genus ''

Sundamys ''Sundamys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae, found mostly in Indonesia and Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories ...

'' - giant Sunda rats ***Genus ''

Taeromys ''Taeromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae found exclusively in Sulawesi, Indonesia. It contains the following species: * Salokko rat (''Taeromys arcuatus'') * Lovely-haired rat (''Taeromys callitrichus'') * Celebes rat (''Taerom ...

'' **'' Dacnomys'' division ***Genus '' Chiromyscus'' (Fea's tree rat) ***Genus '' Dacnomys'' (Large-toothed giant rat) ***Genus '' Lenothrix'' (grey tree rat) ***Genus ''

Leopoldamys ''Leopoldamys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: * Sundaic mountain long-tailed giant rat (''Leopoldamys ciliatus'') * '' Leopoldamys diwangkarai'' * Edwards's long-tailed ...

'' - long-tailed giant rats ***Genus '' Margaretamys'' - margareta rats ***Genus ''

Niviventer ''Niviventer'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: * Anderson's white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer andersoni'' * Brahma white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer brahma'' * '' Niviventer b ...

'' - white-bellied rats ***Genus '' Saxatilomys'' ***Genus '' Tonkinomys'' **''

Echiothrix ''Echiothrix'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of ove ...

'' division ***Genus ''

'' ***Genus '' Hyorhinomys'' ***Genus '' Melasmothrix'' (lesser Sulawesian shrew rat) ***Genus ''

Paucidentomys ''Paucidentomys'' is a genus of rodents of a type commonly known as shrew-rats which was discovered in 2012 in a remote rainforest on the Indonesian island, Sulawesi. The genus is monotypic, consisting of the species ''Paucidentomys vermidax ...

'' ***Genus '' Sommeromys'' ***Genus '' Tateomys'' - greater Sulawesian shrew rats ***Genus '' Waiomys'' - Sulawesi water rat **'' Maxomys'' division ***Genus '' Crunomys'' - Philippine and Sulawesian shrew rats ***Genus '' Maxomys'' (rajah rats) **''

Micromys ''Micromys'' is a genus of small rodents in the subfamily Murinae. The genus contains two living species: the widespread Eurasian harvest mouse (''Micromys minutus'') of much of Europe and Asia; and the more restricted Indochinese harvest mouse ...

'' division (alternately considered a distinct tribe, Micromyini) ***Genus ''

'' (Old World harvest mice) **''

'' division ***Genus '' Abditomys'' ***Genus '' Bandicota'' - bandicoot rats ***Genus ''

Diplothrix ''Diplothrix'' is a genus of two species of rodents in the family Muridae. '' Diplothrix legata'' occurs in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. '' Diplothrix yangziensis'' is known only from fossils collected in eastern China, dating to the Early Pleist ...

'' ***Genus ''

Kadarsanomys Sody's tree rat (''Kadarsanomys sodyi'') is a rodent species in the family Muridae that has been recorded only in bamboo forest in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, West Java, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, i ...

'' ***Genus '' Limnomys'' ***Genus ''

Nesokia ''Nesokia'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to West Asia and Central Asia known as the short-tailed bandicoot rats. Species Genus ''Nesokia'' - short-tailed bandicoot rats: * Short-tailed bandicoot rat (''Nesokia indica'') ...

'' (short-tailed bandicoot rat) ***Genus '' Nesoromys'' ***Genus ''

Palawanomys The Palawan soft-furred mountain rat (''Palawanomys furvus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Palawanomys''. It is found only in Palawan, Philippines, and has been recorded on Mount Mantaling ...

'' (Palawan rat) ***Genus ''

'' - typical rats ***Genus ''

Tarsomys ''Tarsomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae found exclusively in Mindanao, Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik ...

'' ***Genus '' Tryphomys'' (Mearn's Luzon rat) **''

Srilankamys The Ohiya rat (''Srilankamys ohiensis''), or Sri Lanka bi-colored rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Srilankamys''. It is found only in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ...

'' division ***Genus ''

'' (Ceylonese rats) **Unknown division ***Genus ''

Anonymomys The Mindoro climbing rat or Mindoro rat (''Anonymomys mindorensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.Musser, Guy G. "Notes on systematics of Indo-Malayan murid rodents, and descriptions of new genera and species from Ceylon, Sulawesi ...

'' (Mindoro rat) *Tribe Vandeleurini **Genus ''

Vandeleuria ''Vandeleuria'' is a small genus of rodent from Asia with only three species. It is the only member of the tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide us ...

'' - long-tailed climbing mice *''incertae sedis'' **Genus †'' Alormys'' **Genus †'' Coryphomys'' **Genus ''

Hadromys ''Hadromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares ...

'' **Genus †'' Hooijeromys'' **Genus †'' Milimonggamys'' **Genus †'' Rakasamys'' **Genus ''

Vernaya ''Vernaya'' is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Murinae from southern China and northern Burma. It contains a single extant species, the red climbing mouse (''Vernaya fulva''), and several extinct species, all described by Zheng in 1993, name ...

'' (Vernay's Climbing Mouse) **Genus †'' Spelaeomys''

Notes

References

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q30266 . . . Mammal subfamilies Taxa named by Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger