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Murinae Illiger, 1811
Taxonomic Serial No.: 552328

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Subfamily
	Synonym(s):	Coniluridae Dahl, 1897
		Rattidae Burnett, 1830
		Hydromyinae Alston, 1876
		Phloeomyinae Alston, 1876
		Pseudomyinae Simpson, 1961
		Rhynchomyinae Thomas, 1897
		Arvicanthini Ducroz, Volobouev and Granjon, 2001
		Uromyini Lee, Baverstock and Watts, 1981
	Common Name(s):	Old World rats [English]
		Old World mice [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2014

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammifères, mamífero, mammals
	Subclass	Theria Parker and Haswell, 1897
	Infraclass	Eutheria Gill, 1872
	Order	Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 – esquilo, preá, rato, roedor, rongeurs, rodents
	Suborder	Myomorpha Brandt, 1855 – Rats, souris, Mice, Rats, Voles, Gerbils, Hamsters, Lemmings
	Superfamily	Muroidea Illiger, 1811
	Family	Muridae Illiger, 1811 – campagnols, rats, souris, mice, rats, voles
	Subfamily	Murinae Illiger, 1811 – Old World rats, Old World mice
		Direct Children:
	Genus	Abditomys Musser, 1982
	Genus	Abeomelomys Menzies, 1990
	Genus	Aethomys Thomas, 1915 – African Rock Rats
	Genus	Anisomys Thomas, 1904
	Genus	Anonymomys Musser, 1981
	Genus	Apodemus Kaup, 1829 – Field Mice
	Genus	Apomys Mearns, 1905 – Philippine Forest Mice
	Genus	Archboldomys Musser, 1982
	Genus	Arvicanthis Lesson, 1842 – African Grass Rats
	Genus	Baiyankamys Hinton, 1943
	Genus	Bandicota Gray, 1873 – Bandicoot Rats
	Genus	Batomys Thomas, 1895 – Hairy-tailed Rats
	Genus	Berylmys Ellerman, 1947 – White-toothed Rats
	Genus	Brassomys Musser and Lunde, 2009
	Genus	Bullimus Mearns, 1905 – Philippine Rats
	Genus	Bunomys Thomas, 1910 – Hill Rats
	Genus	Canariomys Crusafont-Pairo and F. Petter, 1964
	Genus	Carpomys Thomas, 1895 – Luzon Tree Rats
	Genus	Chiromyscus Thomas, 1925
	Genus	Chiropodomys Peters, 1868 – Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
	Genus	Chiruromys Thomas, 1888 – Tree Mice
	Genus	Chrotomys Thomas, 1895 – Philippine Striped Rats
	Genus	Coccymys Menzies, 1990 – Brush Mice
	Genus	Colomys Thomas and Wroughton, 1907
	Genus	Conilurus Ogilby, 1838 – Rabbit Rats
	Genus	Coryphomys Schaub, 1937
	Genus	Crateromys Thomas, 1895 – Bushy-tailed Cloud Rats
	Genus	Cremnomys Wroughton, 1912 – Indian Rats
	Genus	Crossomys Thomas, 1907
	Genus	Crunomys Thomas, 1897 – Philippine Shrew Rats
	Genus	Dacnomys Thomas, 1916
	Genus	Dasymys Peters, 1875 – Shaggy African Marsh Rats
	Genus	Dephomys Thomas, 1926
	Genus	Desmomys Thomas, 1910
	Genus	Diomys Thomas, 1917
	Genus	Diplothrix Thomas, 1916
	Genus	Echiothrix Gray, 1867
	Genus	Eropeplus Miller and Hollister, 1921
	Genus	Golunda Gray, 1837
	Genus	Grammomys Thomas, 1915 – African Thicket Rats
	Genus	Hadromys Thomas, 1911
	Genus	Haeromys Thomas, 1911 – Ranee Mice
	Genus	Halmaheramys Fabre, Pagès, Musser, Fitriana, Semiadi and Helgen, 2013
	Genus	Hapalomys Blyth, 1859 – Marmoset Rats
	Genus	Heimyscus Misonne, 1969
	Genus	Hybomys Thomas, 1910 – Striped Mice
	Genus	Hydromys É. Geoffroy, 1804 – Water Rats
	Genus	Hylomyscus Thomas, 1926 – African Wood Mice
	Genus	Hyomys Thomas, 1904 – New Guinean Giant Rats
	Genus	Kadarsanomys Musser, 1981
	Genus	Komodomys Musser and Boeadi, 1980
	Genus	Lamottemys F. Petter, 1986
	Genus	Leggadina Thomas, 1910 – Australian Native Mice
	Genus	Lemniscomys Trouessart, 1881 – Striped Grass Mice
	Genus	Lenomys Thomas, 1898
	Genus	Lenothrix Miller, 1903
	Genus	Leopoldamys Ellerman, 1947 – Long-tailed Giant Rats
	Genus	Leporillus Thomas, 1906 – Australian Stick-nest Rats
	Genus	Leptomys Thomas, 1897 – New Guinean Water Rats
	Genus	Limnomys Mearns, 1905
	Genus	Lorentzimys Jentink, 1911
	Genus	Macruromys Stein, 1933 – New Guinean Rats
	Genus	Madromys Sody, 1941
	Genus	Malacomys Milne-Edwards, 1877 – African Swamp Rats
	Genus	Mallomys Thomas, 1898 – Woolly Rats
	Genus	Malpaisomys Hutterer, Lopez-Martinez and Michaux, 1988
	Genus	Mammelomys Menzies, 1996
	Genus	Margaretamys Musser, 1981 – Margareta's Rats
	Genus	Mastacomys Thomas, 1882
	Genus	Mastomys Thomas, 1915 – Multimammate Mice
	Genus	Maxomys Sody, 1936 – Oriental Spiny Rats
	Genus	Melasmothrix Miller and Hollister, 1921
	Genus	Melomys Thomas, 1922 – Mosaic-tailed Rats
	Genus	Mesembriomys Palmer, 1906 – Tree Rats
	Genus	Micaelamys Ellerman, 1941
	Genus	Microhydromys Tate and Archbold, 1941 – Lesser Shrew Mice
	Genus	Micromys Dehne, 1841
	Genus	Millardia Thomas, 1911 – Asian Soft-furred Rats
	Genus	Mirzamys Helgen and L. Helgen, 2009
	Genus	Muriculus Thomas, 1903
	Genus	Mus Linnaeus, 1758 – House Mice, Old World Mice
	Genus	Musseromys Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Veluz and Jansa, 2009
	Genus	Mylomys Thomas, 1906
	Genus	Myomyscus Shortridge, 1942
	Genus	Nesokia Gray, 1842 – Short-tailed Bandicoot Rats
	Genus	Nesoromys Thomas, 1922
	Genus	Nilopegamys Osgood, 1928
	Genus	Niviventer J. T. Marshall Jr., 1976 – White-bellied Rats
	Genus	Notomys Lesson, 1842 – Australian Hopping Mice
	Genus	Oenomys Thomas, 1904 – Rufous-nosed Rats
	Genus	Palawanomys Musser and Newcomb, 1983
	Genus	Papagomys Sody, 1941
	Genus	Parahydromys Poche, 1906
	Genus	Paraleptomys Tate and Archbold, 1941 – Montane Water Rats
	Genus	Paramelomys Rümmler, 1936
	Genus	Paruromys Ellerman, 1954 – Sulawesi Giant Rats
	Genus	Paucidentomys Esselstyn, Achmadi and Rowe, 2012
	Genus	Paulamys Musser, 1986
	Genus	Pelomys Peters, 1852 – Groove-toothed Swamp Rats
	Genus	Phloeomys Waterhouse, 1839 – Giant Cloud Rats
	Genus	Pithecheir Lesson, 1840 – Sunda Tree Rats
	Genus	Pithecheirops Emmons, 1993
	Genus	Pogonomelomys Rümmler, 1936 – New Guinean Brush Mice
	Genus	Pogonomys Milne-Edwards, 1877 – Prehensile-tailed Tree Mice
	Genus	Praomys Thomas, 1915 – African Soft-furred Mice
	Genus	Protochromys Menzies, 1996
	Genus	Pseudohydromys Rümmler, 1934 – New Guinean Shrew Mice
	Genus	Pseudomys Gray, 1832 – Australian Mice
	Genus	Rattus Fischer, 1803 – Old World Rats
	Genus	Rhabdomys Thomas, 1916
	Genus	Rhagamys Forsyth Major, 1905
	Genus	Rhynchomys Thomas, 1895 – Shrew Rats
	Genus	Saxatilomys Musser, Smith, Robinson and Lunde, 2005
	Genus	Solomys Thomas, 1922 – Naked-tailed Rats
	Genus	Sommeromys Musser and Durden, 2002
	Genus	Soricomys Balete, Rickart, Heaney, Alviola, M. V. Duya, M. R. M. Duya, Sosa and Jansa, 2012
	Genus	Spelaeomys Hooijer, 1957
	Genus	Srilankamys Musser, 1981
	Genus	Stenocephalemys Frick, 1914 – Ethiopian Narrow-headed Rats
	Genus	Stochomys Thomas, 1926
	Genus	Sundamys Musser and Newcomb, 1983 – Giant Sunda Rats
	Genus	Taeromys Sody, 1941 – Sulawesi Rats
	Genus	Tarsomys Mearns, 1905 – Long-footed Rats
	Genus	Tateomys Musser, 1969 – Greater Sulawesian Shrew Rats
	Genus	Thallomys Thomas, 1920 – Acacia Rats
	Genus	Thamnomys Thomas, 1907 – Thicket Rats
	Genus	Tokudaia Kuroda, 1943 – Ryukyu Spiny Rats
	Genus	Tonkinomys Musser, Lunde and Nguyen Truong Son, 2006
	Genus	Tryphomys Miller, 1910
	Genus	Uromys Peters, 1867 – Giant Naked-tailed Rats
	Genus	Vandeleuria Gray, 1842 – Long-tailed Climbing Mice
	Genus	Vernaya Anthony, 1941
	Genus	Waiomys Rowe, Achmadi and Esselstyn, 2014
	Genus	Xenuromys Tate and Archbold, 1941
	Genus	Xeromys Thomas, 1889
	Genus	Zelotomys Osgood, 1910 – Broad-headed Mice
	Genus	Zyzomys Thomas, 1909 – Australian Rock Rats

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Alfred L. Gardner
	Notes:	Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
	Reference for:	Murinae

	Expert:	Guy G. Musser
	Notes:	Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
	Reference for:	Murinae

	Expert:	Michael D. Carleton
	Notes:	Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
	Reference for:	Murinae

	Other Source(s):
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	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	McKenna, Malcolm C., and Susan K. Bell
	Publication Date:	1997
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Classification of mammals above the species level
	Page(s):	631
	Publisher:	Columbia University Press
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-231-11012-X
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Murinae

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
	Publication Date:	2005
	Article/Chapter Title:	Superfamily Muroidea
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
	Page(s):	894-1531
	Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
	Publication Place:	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-8018-8221-4
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Murinae

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
	Publication Date:	1993
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
	Page(s):	xviii + 1207
	Publisher:	Smithsonian Institution Press
	Publication Place:	Washington, DC, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	1-56098-217-9
	Notes:	Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
	Reference for:	Murinae

Geographic Information


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Comments


	Comment:	Comments: Diagnosis employing molar and cranial traits, and enumeration of external, cranial, postcranial, dental, reproductive, and arterial characteristics presented by Carleton and Musser (1984). Contents of subfamily generally as presented by them except that Acomys, Lophuromys, and Uranomys, formerly considered murines (e.g., Carleton and Musser, 1984; Ellerman, 1941; Misonne, 1969; Musser and Carleton, 1993), are excluded and treated under subfamily Deomyinae. Murinae is characterized by a cohe...

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