The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the

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

and

, and is larger than all mammal orders except the bats and the remainder of the

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), 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 roden ...

Description

The Murinae are native to

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, and Australia. They are

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mammals. They have also been introduced to all continents except

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

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and extinction 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 or ...

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''. Althoug ...

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

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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'' 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. All of these fossils are found in the well-preserved and easily dated Siwalik fossil beds of

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. 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

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n forms. It appears as if genera from Southeast Asian islands and Australia may be early offshoots compared to mainland forms. The vlei rats in the genera '' Otomys'' and '' Parotomys'' 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'', '' 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 dis ...

. Molecular phylogenetic studies of Murinae include Lecompte, et al. (2008), which analyzes African murine species based on the mitochondrial

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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

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. The following

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of 16 Murinae

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, based on

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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

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. *

**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 Otomyini is an Old World tribe of muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. Musser and Carleton (2005) granted it subfamily status (Otomyinae), but molecular studies consistently show that the otomyines evolved from within the Murinae, leading th ...

division/tribe – 3 genera ** Stenocephalomys *

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

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**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 *

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**Chrotomys division – 5 genera **Crunomys division – 2 genera **Phloeomys division – 4 genera **Genus '' Musseromys'' * Sulawesi **Crunomys division – 2 genera **Echiothrix division – 1 genus **Melasmothrix division – 2 genera *

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**Halmaheramys division – 1 genus *

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

DNA sequences. In 2021, a major revision was taken of Praomyini. The

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are based on the classification by the

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. 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 ''Apodemus'' is a genus of Muridae (true mice and rats). The name is unrelated to that of the ''Mus'' genus, instead being derived from the Greek ἀπό-δημος (literally ''away from home''). Taxonomy Related to the Ryūkyū spiny rats ...

'' - Old World field mice **Genus '' Rhagamys'' † **Genus '' Tokudaia'' - Ryūkyū spiny rats *Tribe Arvicanthini **'' Aethomys'' division ***Genus '' Aethomys'' - bush rats ***Genus '' Micaelamys'' **''

Arvicanthis ''Arvicanthis'' is a genus of rodent from Africa. They are commonly referred to as unstriped grass mice, unstriped grass rats, and kusu rats. Species Genus ''Arvicanthis'' - unstriped grass mice * Abyssinian grass rat, ''Arvicanthis abyssinicus ...

'' division ***Genus ''

'' - 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. It contains the following species: * Bell groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys campanae'') * Creek groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys fallax'') * Hopkins's groove-toothe ...

'' - 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 pum ...

'' (Four-striped Grass Mouse) **''

Dasymys ''Dasymys'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. The genus is endemic to Africa.

'' division ***Genus ''

Dasymys ''Dasymys'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. The genus is endemic to Africa.

'' - 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 mi ...

'' division ***Genus '' Dephomys'' - defua rats ***Genus ''

'' - hump-nosed mice ***Genus '' Stochomys'' (target rat) ***Genus '' Typomys'' **'' Oenomys'' 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; thei ...

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

Grammomys ''Grammomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains the following species: * Arid thicket rat (''Grammomys aridulus'') * Short-snouted thicket rat (''Grammomys brevirostris'') * Bunting's thicket rat (''Gram ...

'' ***Genus ''

Lamottemys The Mount Oku rat (''Lamottemys okuensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. The genus ''Lamottemys'' is monotypic, and this is the only species. It is found only in Cameroon where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moi ...

'' ***Genus †'' Malpaisomys'' ***Genus '' Oenomys'' - rufous-nosed rats ***Genus '' Thallomys'' - acacia rats ***Genus '' Thamnomys'' - thicket rats *Tribe Hapalomyini **Genus ''

Hapalomys ''Hapalomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. 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 worldw ...

'' - marmoset rats *Tribe

Hydromyini Hydromyini is a very large, diverse tribe of muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. They are the dominant native rodents in Australasia and one of only two native rodent groups there, the other being the ''R. fuscipes'' group of the genus ''Ra ...

**''

Chiropodomys ''Chiropodomys'' (or pencil-tailed tree mice) is a genus of Old World rats and mice native to Southeast Asia and northeast India. They are tree-dwelling, very small mice, mostly found in tropical rainforest. In total six extant species have bee ...

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

'' - 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 a ...

'' - 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 ''Leptomys'' is a genus of rodent endemic to New Guinea. It is considered part of the New Guinea Old Endemics, meaning it was part of the first wave of murine rodents to colonize the island. Leptomys are seen to have minimal adaptations to thei ...

'' ***Genus '' Microhydromys'' ***Genus '' Mirzamys'' ***Genus '' Parahydromys'' ***Genus ''

Paraleptomys ''Paraleptomys'' is a genus of rodent from 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, t ...

'' ***Genus ''

Pseudohydromys ''Pseudohydromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea. It contains the following species: * Bishop's moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys berniceae'') * Huon small-toothed moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys carlae'') * Laurie's ...

'' - New Guinea false water rats ***Genus '' Xeromys'' (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 ...

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

Mammelomys ''Mammelomys'' 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 sou ...

'' ***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 ...

'' - Rummler's mosaic tailed rats ***Genus ''

Xenuromys The mimic tree rat, rock-dwelling giant rat, or rock-dwelling rat (''Xenuromys barbatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Pa ...

'' (white-tailed New Guinea rat) **'' Pogonomys'' division ***Genus '' Anisomys'' (powerful-toothed rat) ***Genus ''

Chiruromys ''Chiruromys'' is a genus of Old World mouse that is restricted to New Guinea and the nearby islands of Goodenough, Fergusson, and Normanby. Characteristics These are small arboreal rats with long tails. Head and body is , tail is , and weig ...

'' ***Genus '' Hyomys'' - white-eared rats ***Genus '' Lorentzimys'' (New Guinea jumping mouse) ***Genus ''

Macruromys ''Macruromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea. It contains the following species: * Lesser small-toothed rat (''M. elegans'') * Eastern small-toothed rat The eastern small-toothed rat (''Macruromys major'') ...

'' - New Guinean rats ***Genus '' Pogonomys'' - prehensile-tailed rats **''

Pseudomys ''Pseudomys'' is a genus of rodent that contains a wide variety of mice native to Australia and New Guinea. They are among the few terrestrial placental mammals that colonised Australia without human intervention. Natural history This genus c ...

'' division ***Genus ''

Leggadina ''Leggadina'' is a genus of rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. Abo ...

'' ***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, fading ...

***Genus ''

'' - Australian native mice ***Genus '' Zyzomys'' - 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 genu ...

'' - 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. Species *''Paramelomys gressitti'' *'' Paramelomys levipes'' *''Paramelomys lorentzii'' *''Paramelomys molli ...

'' ***Genus '' Protochromys'' ***Genus '' Solomys'' - naked-tailed rats ***Genus '' Uromys'' - giant naked-tailed rats **Unknown division ***Genus '' Brassomys'' ***Genus '' Coccymys'' *Tribe Malacomyini **Genus '' Malacomys'' - big-eared swamp rats *Tribe Millardini **''

Millardia ''Millardia'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae native to South Asia and Myanmar. It contains the following species: * Sand-colored soft-furred rat (''Millardia gleadowi'') * Miss Ryley's soft-furred rat Miss Ryley's soft-furred r ...

'' 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 Crump's mouse (''Diomys crumpi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Diomys'', and is found in northern India (recorded in Bihar and Manipur), southern Nepal (recorded in the Central Terai), and no ...

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

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

**Genus '' Myotomys'' - African karoo rats (now classified in ''Otomys'') **Genus '' Otomys'' - groove-toothed or vlei rats **Genus '' Parotomys'' - whistling rats *Tribe

Phloeomyini The cloud rats or cloudrunners are a tribe (Phloeomyini) of arboreal and nocturnal herbivorous rodents endemic to the cloud forests of the Philippines. They belong to the family Muridae and include five genera: ''Batomys'' (hairy-tailed rats), ...

**Genus '' Batomys'' - 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 (''Carpomys phaeurus'') *''Carpomys dakal ...

'' - Luzon rats **Genus '' Crateromys'' - cloudrunners **Genus '' Musseromys'' - tree mice **Genus '' Phloeomys'' - slender-tailed cloud rats *Tribe Praomyini **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 The African wading rat or African water rat (''Colomys goslingi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equat ...

'' (African wading rat) **Genus '' Congomys'' **Genus '' Heimyscus'' **Genus ''

Hylomyscus ''Hylomyscus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains 21 species divided into six species groups: *''H. aeta'' group **Beaded wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus aeta'' **Mount Oku wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus grandis'' * ...

'' - African wood mice **Genus ''

Mastomys ''Mastomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains eight species: * Angolan multimammate mouse (''M. angolensis'') * Awash multimammate mouse or Awash mastomys (''M. awashensis'') * Southern multimammate mou ...

'' - 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 co ...

'' **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 ''Praomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. It contains the following species: * ''Praomys coetzeei'' * Dalton's mouse, ''Praomys daltoni'' * De Graaff's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys degraaffi'' * Dero ...

'' - African soft-furred rats **Genus '' Serengetimys'' **Genus ''

Stenocephalemys ''Stenocephalemys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. The genus is endemic to Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic ...

'' - Ethiopian narrow-headed rats **Genus '' Zelotomys'' - 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 ''Bunomys'' is a genus of rodent from Sulawesi and Buton Island. Currently, eight species are recognised in two species-groups. Species Genus ''Bunomys'' ''chrysocomus''-group: * Yellow-haired hill rat, ''Bunomys chrysocomus'' Hoffmann, 1887 ...

'' division ***Genus '' Bullimus'' ***Genus ''

'' ***Genus '' Eropeplus'' (Sulawesian soft-furred rat) ***Genus ''

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

'' ***Genus '' Komodomys'' ***Genus ''

Lenomys ''Lenomys'' is a genus of rodent endemic to Sulawesi. It contains the living trefoil-toothed giant rat ''(Lenomys meyeri)'' and the extinct ''Lenomys grovesi ''Lenomys grovesi'' is an extinct species of rodent that lived on Sulawesi, Indon ...

'' (trefoil-toothed rat) ***Genus ''

Papagomys ''Papagomys'' is a genus of very large rats in the tribe Rattini of the subfamily Murinae The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called ...

'' - 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.Camacho-Sanchez, M., Jennifer A. Leonard, Yuli Fitriana, Marie-Ka Tilak, and Pierre-Henri Fabre. 2017. "The generic status of Rattus annandalei (Bo ...

'' - giant Sunda rats ***Genus '' Taeromys'' **'' Dacnomys'' division ***Genus ''

Chiromyscus Fea's tree rat or Indochinese chiromyscus (''Chiromyscus chiropus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Yunnan (China), eastern Myanmar, northern Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam ...

'' (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 buki ...

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

Tonkinomys Daovantien’s limestone rat (''Tonkinomys daovantieni'') is a genus of Muridae rodent native to northeastern Vietnam. It was first discovered in a forested talus habitat in the Huu Lien Nature Reserve, Lang Son Province. It is the only known ...

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Echiothrix ''Echiothrix'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. It contains the following species: * Central Sulawesi echiothrix (''Echiothrix centrosa'') * Northern Sulawesi echiothrix The Northern Sulawesi echiothri ...

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'' ***Genus '' Hyorhinomys'' ***Genus '' Melasmothrix'' (lesser Sulawesian shrew rat) ***Genus '' Paucidentomys'' ***Genus '' Sommeromys'' ***Genus '' Tateomys'' - greater Sulawesian shrew rats ***Genus '' Waiomys'' - Sulawesi water rat **''

Maxomys ''Maxomys'' is a genus of rodents, widespread in Southeast Asia. They are mid-sized rodents, similar to rats, that live on the ground of tropical rainforests. There they build nests, padded with fallen leaves from trees. They feed on roots, falle ...

'' division ***Genus '' Crunomys'' - Philippine and Sulawesian shrew rats ***Genus ''

'' (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) **''

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Abditomys The Luzon broad-toothed rat (''Abditomys latidens'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to central and northern Luzon in the Philippines. It is the only member of the genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic r ...

'' ***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 ...

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

Nesoromys The Ceram rat (''Nesoromys ceramicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Seram Island, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the In ...

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

Srilankamys The Ohiya rat (''Srilankamys ohiensis''), or Sri Lanka bi-colored rat, is a species of rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing inciso ...

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'' (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, Sulawes ...

'' (Mindoro rat) *Tribe Vandeleurini **Genus '' Vandeleuria'' - long-tailed climbing mice *''incertae sedis'' **Genus †'' Alormys'' **Genus †''

Coryphomys ''Coryphomys'' is an extinct genus of rats, known from sub-fossils found on Timor. Its name is Greek for "top-of-the-head mouse A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small roun ...

'' **Genus '' Hadromys'' **Genus †'' Hooijeromys'' **Genus †'' Milimonggamys'' **Genus †'' Rakasamys'' **Genus '' Vernaya'' (Vernay's Climbing Mouse) **Genus †''

Spelaeomys The Flores cave rat (''Spelaeomys florensis'') lived on Flores Island, Indonesia. and Flemming assessed this species to be extinct in 1996, but believed it probably died out before 1500. This specimen is only known from a few subfossil fragme ...

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