Muridae

Classification

Genera in Muridae

• Rattus — 79 species: Rattus adustus, Rattus andamanensis, Rattus annandalei, Rattus arfakiensis, Rattus argentiventer, Rattus arrogans, Rattus assimilis, Rattus baluensis
• Mus — 78 species: Mus alliarius, Mus aspalax, Mus baoulei, Mus baouleri, Mus barabensis, Mus bateae, Mus booduga, Mus bufo
• Gerbillus — 42 species: Gerbillus acticola, Gerbillus agag, Gerbillus amoenus, Gerbillus andersoni, Gerbillus aquilus, Gerbillus bibersoni, Gerbillus brockmani, Gerbillus burloni
• Lophuromys — 32 species: Lophuromys angolensis, Lophuromys ansorgei, Lophuromys aquilus, Lophuromys brevicaudus, Lophuromys brunneus, Lophuromys chercherensis, Lophuromys chrysopus, Lophuromys dieterleni
• Pseudomys — 32 species: Pseudomys albapes, Pseudomys albocinereus, Pseudomys apodemoides, Pseudomys australis, Pseudomys bolami, Pseudomys botami, Pseudomys calabyi, Pseudomys chapmani
• Eucricetodon — 28 species: Eucricetodon aquitanicus, Eucricetodon atavoides, Eucricetodon bagus, Eucricetodon caducus, Eucricetodon collatum, Eucricetodon deploratus, Eucricetodon gerandianus, Eucricetodon haslachensis
• Otomys — 28 species: Otomys anchietae, Otomys angoniensis, Otomys auratus, Otomys barbouri, Otomys burtoni, Otomys cheesmani, Otomys cuanzensis, Otomys dartmouthi
• Apodemus — 25 species: Apodemus agrarius, Apodemus alpicola, Apodemus argenteus, Apodemus atavus, Apodemus avicennicus, Apodemus chejuensis, Apodemus chevrieri, Apodemus draco
• Melomys — 25 species: Melomys aerosus, Melomys arcium, Melomys bannisteri, Melomys bougainville, Melomys burtoni, Melomys capensis, Melomys caurinus, Melomys cervinipes
• Acomys — 22 species: Acomys airensis, Acomys cahirinus, Acomys chudeaui, Acomys cilicicus, Acomys cineraceus, Acomys dimidiatus, Acomys ignitus, Acomys johannis
• Meriones — 21 species: Meriones arimalius, Meriones buchneri, Meriones chengi, Meriones chertgi, Meriones crassus, Meriones dahli, Meriones grandis, Meriones hurrianae
• Niviventer — 21 species: Niviventer andersoni, Niviventer brahma, Niviventer cameroni, Niviventer confucianus, Niviventer coninga, Niviventer cremoriventer, Niviventer culturatus, Niviventer eha
• Megacricetodon — 20 species: Megacricetodon andrewsi, Megacricetodon beijiangensis, Megacricetodon bourgeoisi, Megacricetodon collongensis, Megacricetodon crusafonti, Megacricetodon debruijni, Megacricetodon dzhungaricus, Megacricetodon hellenicus
• Apomys — 19 species: Apomys abrae, Apomys aurorae, Apomys banahao, Apomys brownorum, Apomys camiguinensis, Apomys datae, Apomys gracilirostris, Apomys hylocetes
• Hylomyscus — 19 species: Hylomyscus aeta, Hylomyscus alleni, Hylomyscus anselli, Hylomyscus arcimontensis, Hylomyscus baeri, Hylomyscus carillus, Hylomyscus denniae, Hylomyscus grandis
• Maxomys — 19 species: Maxomys alticola, Maxomys baeodon, Maxomys bartelsii, Maxomys dollmani, Maxomys hellwaldii, Maxomys hylomyoides, Maxomys inas, Maxomys inflatus
• Praomys — 19 species: Praomys butleri, Praomys coetzeei, Praomys daltoni, Praomys degraaffi, Praomys delectorum, Praomys derooi, Praomys hartwigi, Praomys jacksoni
• Democricetodon — 17 species: Democricetodon affinis, Democricetodon brevis, Democricetodon crassus, Democricetodon cretensis, Democricetodon darocensis, Democricetodon franconicus, Democricetodon freisingensis, Democricetodon gaillardi
• Grammomys — 15 species: Grammomys aridulus, Grammomys brevirostris, Grammomys buntingi, Grammomys caniceps, Grammomys cometes, Grammomys dolichurus, Grammomys dryas, Grammomys gigas
• Gerbilliscus — 14 species: Gerbilliscus afer, Gerbilliscus afra, Gerbilliscus boehmi, Gerbilliscus brantsii, Gerbilliscus gambiana, Gerbilliscus guineae, Gerbilliscus inclusus, Gerbilliscus kempii
• Dasymys — 13 species: Dasymys alleni, Dasymys cabrali, Dasymys capensis, Dasymys foxi, Dasymys griseifrons, Dasymys incomtus, Dasymys longipilosus, Dasymys montanus
• Dipodillus — 13 species: Dipodillus bottai, Dipodillus campestris, Dipodillus dasyurus, Dipodillus harwoodi, Dipodillus jamesi, Dipodillus lowei, Dipodillus mackilligini, Dipodillus maghrebi
• Eumys — 13 species: Eumys asiaticus, Eumys blacki, Eumys brachyodus, Eumys cricetodontoides, Eumys elegans, Eumys eliensis, Eumys euryodus, Eumys exiguus
• Lemniscomys — 12 species: Lemniscomys barbarus, Lemniscomys bellieri, Lemniscomys griselda, Lemniscomys hoogstraali, Lemniscomys linulus, Lemniscomys macculus, Lemniscomys mittendorfi, Lemniscomys olga
• Pseudohydromys — 12 species:
• Taterillus — 12 species:
• Uromys — 12 species:
• Mimomys — 11 species:
• Aethomys — 10 species:
• Eumyarion — 10 species:
• Melissiodon — 10 species:
• Notomys — 10 species:
• Pseudocricetodon — 10 species:
• Arvicanthis — 9 species:
• Mastomys — 9 species:
• Paramelomys — 9 species:
• Bunomys — 8 species:
• Leopoldamys — 8 species:
• Pelomys — 8 species:
• Tachyoryctoides — 8 species:
• Batomys — 7 species:
• Copemys — 7 species:
• Heterocricetodon — 7 species:
• Rhynchomys — 7 species:
• Taeromys — 7 species:
• Atavocricetodon — 6 species:
• Byzantinia — 6 species:
• Chiropodomys — 6 species:
• Deperetomys — 6 species:
• Hispanomys — 6 species:
• Hybomys — 6 species:
• Hydromys — 6 species:
• Leggadina — 6 species:
• Neocricetodon — 6 species:
• Occitanomys — 6 species:
• Paciculus — 6 species:
• Paracricetodon — 6 species:
• Parapodemus — 6 species:
• Pliophenacomys — 6 species:
• Pogonomys — 6 species:
• Zyzomys — 6 species:
• Castillomys — 5 species:
• Chiruromys — 5 species:
• Chrotomys — 5 species:
• Crateromys — 5 species:
• Hibbardomys — 5 species:
• Leidymys — 5 species:
• Leptomys — 5 species:
• Pappocricetodon — 5 species:
• Prosigmodon — 5 species:
• Rotundomys — 5 species:
• Ruscinomys — 5 species:
• Scottimus — 5 species:
• Solomys — 5 species:
• Berylmys — 4 species:
• Cricetops — 4 species:
• Crunomys — 4 species:
• Fahlbuschia — 4 species:
• Gerbillurus — 4 species:
• Mallomys — 4 species:
• Margaretamys — 4 species:
• Micromys — 4 species:
• Millardia — 4 species:
• Musseromys — 4 species:
• Myomyscus — 4 species:
• Paraethomys — 4 species:
• Paronychomys — 4 species:
• Pogonomelomys — 4 species:
• Progonomys — 4 species:
• Pseudomeriones — 4 species:
• Repomys — 4 species:
• Soricomys — 4 species:
• Stenocephalemys — 4 species:
• Thallomys — 4 species:
• Thamnomys — 4 species:
• Trilophomys — 4 species:
• Bandicota — 3 species:
• Bensonomys — 3 species:
• Bullimus — 3 species:
• Carpomys — 3 species:
• Chardinomys — 3 species:
• Coccymys — 3 species:
• Conilurus — 3 species:
• Cordimus — 3 species:
• Enginia — 3 species:
• Haeromys — 3 species:
• Hapalomys — 3 species:
• Hattomys — 3 species:
• Malacomys — 3 species:
• Mesembriomys — 3 species:
• Mylomys — 3 species:
• Myocricetodon — 3 species:
• Nebraskomys — 3 species:
• Ogmodontomys — 3 species:
• Potwarmus — 3 species:
• Rhabdomys — 3 species:
• Spanocricetodon — 3 species:
• Sundamys — 3 species:
• Tokudaia — 3 species:
• Vandeleuria — 3 species:

Showing the 120 genera with the most species records held.

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.