Rodentia

rodentia Translingual right|thumb|Dolichotis patagonum species Etymology From mul la rōdentia, the neuter plural of la rōdēns gnawing, from la rōdō to gnaw. Proper noun order class Mammalia rodents Hypernyms order ; Theria subclass subclass; Eutheria infraclass/Placentalia infraclass; Boreoeutheria magnorder magnorder; Euarchontoglires superorder superorder; Glires grandorder grandorder Hyponyms order Hystricomorpha suborder, Sciuromorpha suborder, Supramyomorpha suborder – suborders Abrocomidae family (chinchilla rats), Anomaluridae family (anomalures), Aplodontiidae family (sewellels), Bathyergidae family (blesmols), Calomyscidae family (brush-tailed mice), Castoridae family (beavers), Caviidae family (guinea pigs, capybaras, maras, rock cavies, acrobatic cavies, mountain cavies, and yellow-toothed cavies), Chinchillidae family (chinchillas and viscachas), Cricetidae family (hamsters, New World mice and rats, muskrats, voles, and lemmings), Ctenodactylidae family (gundis), Ctenomyidae family (tuco-tucos), Cuniculidae family (pacas), Dasyproctidae family (agoutis and acouchis), Diatomyidae family (Laotian rock rats), Dinomyidae family (pacaranas), Dipodidae family (jerboas), Echimyidae family (Neotropical spiny rats), Erethizontidae family (New World porcupines), Geomyidae family (pocket gophers), Gliridae family (dormice), Heterocephalidae family (naked mole rats), Heteromyidae family (spiny pocket mice, pocket mice, kangaroo mice, and kangaroo rats), Hystricidae family (Old World porcupines), Muridae family (Old World mice and rats, gerbils, maned rats, brush-furred mice, jirds, spiny mice, sand rats, link rats, and Rudd's mice), Nesomyidae family (Malagasy mice and rats, antsangies, voalavos, and voalavoanalas), Octodontidae family (degus, mountain degus, viscacha rats, coruros, and rock rats), Pedetidae family (springhares), Petromuridae family (dassie rats), Platacanthomyidae family (Oriental dormice), Sciuridae family (squirrels), Sminthidae family (birch mice), Spalacidae family (mole-rats, bamboo rats, zokors, and blind mole-rats), Thryonomyidae family (cane rats), Zapodidae family (jumping mice), Zenkerellidae family (Cameroon scaly-tails) extant families References 12200001 1