Family

Muridae

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Description

Muridae (true mice and rats, gerbils and relatives)

Muridae is one of the most diversified mammalian families (854 living species according to Burgin et al., 2025), and the most species-rich family of mammals in Africa.

Taxonomy

Muridae is a family. There are 126 lower taxonomic units covered in this database.

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