Muridae
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Name (Hebrew)
עכבריים
Name (Latin)
Muridae
Name (Arabic)
موريديا
Other forms of name
nne Cricetidae
See Also From tracing topical name
Mice
Rodents
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q193061
Library of congress:
sh 85088629
Sources of Information
- Mammal species of the world, 1993(family Muridae, including subfamilies Cricetinae, Microtinae, and Gerbillinae; incorporates former separate family Cricetidae)
- Corbet, G.B. A world list of mammalian species, 1991:p. 150 (Family Muridae--mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.) p. 164 (subfamily Cricetinae, hamsters) p. 167 (subfam. Arvicolinae (Microtinae), voles and lemmings) p. 172 (subfam. Gerbillinae, gerbils and jirds)
- Walker mam. world:v. 2, p. 643 (family Muridae--rats, mice, hamsters, voles, lemmings, and gerbils)
- Phone call to M. Carleton, Smithsonian Institution, 10/29/93(incorporation of Cricetidae in Muridae now generally accepted)
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Hamster
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Wikipedia description:
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 over 870 species, it is either the largest or second-largest family of mammals and has members throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
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