Muridae
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088629
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85088629#concept
Variants
- Cricetidae
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
- Abditomys
- Akodon
- Andalgalomys
- Apodemus
- Apomys
- Arvicola
- Bandicota
- Blarinomys
- Blind mole rats
- Bunomys
- Calomys
- Chiropodomys
- Clethrionomys
- Cotton rats
- Crunomys
- Delomys
- Dicrostonyx
- Eliurus
- Gerbils
- Grasshopper mice
- Hamsters
- Hydromys
- Jirds
- Lagurus
- Lemmings
- Lemmus
- Limnomys
- Lophiomys
- Maxomys
- Mediterranean blind mole rats
- Melomys
- Mesocricetus
- Microakodontomys
- Micromys
- Microtus
- Mus
- Myopus
- Nectomys
- Neofiber
- Neotoma
- Neotomys
- Nesokia
- Nesoryzomys
- Neusticomys
- Notiomys
- Nyctomys
- Ondatra
- Oryzomys
- Oxymycterus
- Papagomys
- Paraleptomys
- Peromyscus
- Phenacomys
- Phodopus
- Phyllotis
- Pseudomys
- Pygmy mice
- Rats
- Rattus
- Reithrodontomys
- Rheomys
- Scotinomys
- Shrew rats
- Stick-nest rats
- Synaptomys
- Thomasomys
- Tree voles
- Ukrainian blind mole rats
- Uromys
- Voles
- Wood rats
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Narrower Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Cricetidae
Sources
- found: Mammal species of the world, 1993(family Muridae, including subfamilies Cricetinae, Microtinae, and Gerbillinae; incorporates former separate family Cricetidae)
- found: Corbet, G.B. A world list of mammalian species, 1991:p. 150 (Family Muridae--mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.) p. 164 (subfamily Cricetinae, hamsters) p. 167 (subfam. Arvicolinae (Microtinae), voles and lemmings) p. 172 (subfam. Gerbillinae, gerbils and jirds)
- found: Walker mam. world:v. 2, p. 643 (family Muridae--rats, mice, hamsters, voles, lemmings, and gerbils)
- found: Phone call to M. Carleton, Smithsonian Institution, 10/29/93(incorporation of Cricetidae in Muridae now generally accepted)
LC Classification
- QL737.R666
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 1993-12-20: revised
Alternate Formats