Classification of Muridae (Wilson and Reeder, 1993)


Order Rodentia

       Suborder Sciurognathi

              Infraorder Myomorpha

                    Family Dipodidae (Jerboas, Birch mice, Jumping Mice)

                    Family Muridae

                           SF Arvicolinae (voles, lemmings, muskrat, 26 gen., 143 sp.; Holarctic) Map.

                           SF Calomyscinae (mouse hamsters; 1 gen., 6 sp.; Middle East and SW Asia)

                           SF Cricetinae (hamsters, 7 gen., 18 sp.; Palearctic)

                           SF Cricetomyinae (African pouched rats, 3 gen., 6 sp.; Africa south of Sahara)

                           SF Dendromurinae (African climbing mice, 8 gen., 23 sp.; Africa south of Sahara)

                           SF Gerbillinae (gerbils, 14 gen., 110 sp.; Africa, southern Asia) Map.

                           SF Lophiomyinae (Maned rats; 1 gen. & sp.; Eastern Africa)

                           SF Murinae (true mice and rats; 122 gen., 529 sp.; Nearly Cosmopolitan)

                           SF Myospalacinae (Zokors or East Asian Mole rats; 1 gen., 7 sp.; Siberia, Northern China)

                           SF Mystromyinae (White-tailed rats.; 1 gen., 1 sp.; South Africa)

                           SF Nesomyinae (Rodents of Madagascar; 7 gen., 14 sp.; Madagascar)

                           SF Otomyinae (Vlei rats, Karroo rats, 2 gen., 14 sp.; Parts of Africa)

                           SF Petromyscinae (African Rock and Swamp Mice; 2 gen., 5 sp.; Parts of Africa)

                           SF Platacanthomyinae (Spiny & Pigmy dormice; 2 gen., 3 sp.; India, SE Asia)

                           SF Rhizomyinae (Root rats or Bamboo rats; 3 gen., 15 sp.; ; East Africa, S Asia)

                           SF Sigmodontinae (New World mice &d rats; 79 gen., 423 Spec.; New World) Map.

                           SF Spalacinae (Mole rats, 2 genera, 8 species; Mediterranean Region)
 

Because of the diversity of the Muridae Lectures focus only on the 5 bold-faced subfamilies.