List of rodents explained
Rodents are animals that gnaw with two continuously growing incisors. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except Antarctica.
This list contains circa 2,700 species in 518 genera in the order Rodentia.
Suborder Hystricomorpha
Family Ctenodactylidae
Family Diatomyidae
Family Bathyergidae
Family Heterocephalidae
Family Hystricidae
Family Petromuridae
Family Thryonomyidae
Family Erethizontidae
Subfamily Chaetomyinae
Subfamily Erethizontinae
Family Chinchillidae
Family Dinomyidae
Family Caviidae
Subfamily Caviinae
Subfamily Dolichotinae
Subfamily Hydrochoerinae
Family Dasyproctidae
Family Cuniculidae
Family Ctenomyidae
Family Octodontidae
Family Abrocomidae
Family Echimyidae
Subfamily Dactylomyinae
Subfamily Echimyinae
Subfamily Eumysopinae
- Genus Mesomys
- Genus Proechimys
- Proechimys canicollis group
- Proechimys decumanus group
- Proechimys echinothrix group
- Proechimys gardneri group
- Proechimys goeldii group
- Proechimys guyannensis group
- Proechimys longicaudatus group
- Proechimys semispinosus group
- Proechimys simonsi group
- Proechimys trinitatus group
- Proechimys (Others)
- Genus Thrichomys
- Genus Trinomys
Subfamily Heteropsomyinae
Subfamily Capromyinae (hutias)
Tribe Capromyini
Tribe Plagiodontini
Tribe Isolobodontini
Tribe Hexolobodontini
Family Heptaxodontidae
Subfamily Clidomyinae
Subfamily Heptaxodontinae
Family Myocastoridae
Suborder Anomaluromorpha
Family Anomaluridae
Subfamily Anomalurinae
Subfamily Zenkerellinae
Family Pedetidae
Suborder Sciuromorpha
Family Aplodontidae
Family Sciuridae
Subfamily Ratufinae
Subfamily Sciurillinae
Subfamily Sciurinae
Tribe Sciurini
Tribe Pteromyini
Subfamily Callosciurinae
Subfamily Xerinae
Tribe Xerini
Tribe Protoxerini
Tribe Marmotini
Family Gliridae
Subfamily Graphiurinae
Subfamily Leithiinae
Subfamily Glirinae
Suborder Castorimorpha
Family Castoridae
Family Geomyidae
Family Heteromyidae
Subfamily Dipodomyinae
Subfamily Heteromyinae
Subfamily Perognathinae
Suborder Myomorpha
Family Dipodidae
Subfamily Allactaginae
Subfamily Cardiocraniinae
Subfamily Dipodinae
Subfamily Euchoreutinae
Subfamily Sicistinae
Subfamily Zapodinae
- Genus Eozapus
- Genus Napaeozapus
- Genus Zapus
- Zapus hudsonius - Northern meadow jumping mouse
- Zapus luteus - Southern meadow jumping mouse
- Zapus montanus - Central Pacific jumping mouse
- Zapus oregonus - Oregon jumping mouse
- Zapus pacificus - South Pacific jumping mouse
- Zapus princeps - Southwestern jumping mouse
- Zapus saltator - Northwestern jumping mouse
- Zapus trinotatus - North Pacific jumping mouse
Family Platacanthomyidae
Family Spalacidae
Subfamily Myospalacinae
Subfamily Rhizomyinae
Subfamily Tachyoryctinae
Subfamily Spalacinae
Family Calomyscidae
Family Nesomyidae
Subfamily Petromyscinae
Subfamily Delanymyinae
Subfamily Dendromurinae
Subfamily Mystromyinae
Subfamily Cricetomyinae
Subfamily Nesomyinae
Family Cricetidae
Subfamily Lophiomyinae
Subfamily Cricetinae
Subfamily Arvicolinae
Subfamily Tylomyinae
Tribe Nyctomyini
Tribe Tylomyini
Subfamily Neotominae
Subfamily Sigmodontinae
Tribe Abrotrichini
Tribe Akodontini
Tribe Ichthyomyini
Tribe Oryzomyini
Tribe Phyllotini
Tribe Reithrodontini
Tribe Sigmodontini
- Genus Sigmodon
- Subgenus Sigmodon
- Sigmodon hispidus species group
- Sigmodon fulviventer species group
- Subgenus Sigmomys
Tribe Thomasomyini
Family Muridae
Subfamily Leimacomyinae
Subfamily Deomyinae
Subfamily Otomyinae
Subfamily Gerbillinae
Subfamily Murinae
See also