What is Muridae?
{{Automatic Taxobox | name = Murids | fossil_range = <br/>early [[Miocene]] {{ndash}} Recent | image = Rattus norvegicus -Fairlands Valley Park, Stevenage, England-8.jpg | image_width = 200px | image_caption = [[Black rat]] (''Rattus rattus'') | taxon = Muridae | authority = | subdivision_ranks = [[Subfamily (biology)|Subfamilies]] | subdivision = [[Deomyinae]]<br> [[Gerbillinae]]<br> [[Lophiomyinae]]<br> [[Murinae]] }} '''Muridae''' is the largest family of [[mammal]]s. It contains over 700 species. These species can be found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. They have been introduced worldwide. The group includes true [[mouse|mice]] and [[rat]]s, [[gerbil]]s, and relatives. The family name Muridae is sometimes used in a broader sense to include all members of the superfamily [[Muroidea]]. The Murids are classified in four [[subfamily|subfamilies]], and about 140 [[genus|genera]]. ==Subfamilies== *[[Deomyinae]] (spiny mice, brush furred mice, link rat) *[[Gerbillinae]] ([[gerbil]]s, jirds and sand rats) *[[Leimacomyinae]] ([[Togo mouse]]) *[[Lophiomyinae]] ([[Crested rat]]) *[[Murinae]] (Old World [[rat]]s and mice including the [[vlei rat]]s) == Sources == *Jansa S.A. and M. Weksler. 2004. [[Phylogeny]] of [[Muroidea|muroid]] [[rodent]]s: relationships within and among major lineages as determined by IRBP [[gene]] sequences. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'', '''31''':256-276. *Michaux J. A. Reyes, and F. Catzeflis. 2001. Evolutionary history of the most speciose [[mammal]]s: molecular [[phylogeny]] of [[Muroidea|muroid]] [[rodent]]s. ''Molecular Biology and Evolution'', '''17''':280-293. *Steppan S.J; R.A. Adkins and J. Anderson. 2004. [[Phylogeny]] and divergence date estimates of rapid radiations in [[Muroidea|muroid]] [[rodent]]s based on multiple nuclear [[genes]]. ''Systematic Biology'', '''53''':533-553. * [https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=180360 Muridae on ITIS] [[Category:Rodents]] [[Category:Old World rats and mice|