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Rodentia

Used for:

Acomys

Used for:

beaver

Used for:

cotton rat

Used for:

degu

Used for:

kangaroo rat

Used for:

lemming

Used for:

Mastomys

Used for:

Myocastor

Used for:

Nutria

See for:

field mouse

Broader Terms:

Mammalia

Narrower Terms:

chinchilla

Narrower Terms:

gerbil /jird

Narrower Terms:

guinea pig

Narrower Terms:

hamster

Narrower Terms:

laboratory mouse

Narrower Terms:

laboratory rat

Narrower Terms:

Mus musculus

Narrower Terms:

Peromyscus

Narrower Terms:

squirrel

Narrower Terms:

vole

Scope Note:

rodents; the largest order of placental mammals (class Eutheria), all possessing one pair of chisel-like upper incisors for gnawing and flat-crowned premolars and molars for grinding; it includes the mice, rats, guinea pigs, squirrels, beavers, and many more.

Term Number:

0182-1720


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