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Murinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Murinae Ruedas and Kirsch
1999Murinae Lundelius and Turnbull p. 132
2004Murinae Steppan et al. p. 547

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
subfamilyMurinae
subfamilyMurinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Murinae
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G. †Antemus Jacobs 1977
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†Antemus chinjiensis Jacobs 1977
G. Leopoldamys Ellerman 1947
G. †Leporillus Thomas 1906
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Leporillus conditor Surt 1848 [greater stick-nest rat]
G. Maxomys Sody 1936
G. Melomys Thomas 1922
G. Mus Linnaeus 1758 [house mouse]
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Mus alexandrinus Geoffroy 1818
†Mus bateae Mayhew 1977
Mus domesticus Shwarz and Shwarz 1943 [house mouse]
Mus erythroleucus Temminck 1853
†Mus hipparionum Schlosser 1924
†Mus minotaurus Bate 1942
Mus musculoides Temminck 1853 [Temminck's mouse]
Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758 [house mouse]
Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 [wood mouse]
Invalid names: Leggada Gray 1837 [synonym]
G. Myomys Thomas 1906
G. Niviventer Marschall 1976
G. †Potwarmus Lindsey 1988
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†Potwarmus mahmoodi Lindsay and Flynn 2016
Tr. Rattini Burnett 1830
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G. †Milimonggamys Turvey et al. 2017
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Milimonggamys juliae Turvey et al. 2017
G. †Raksasamys Turvey et al. 2017
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†Raksasamys tikusbesar Turvey et al. 2017
G. Rattus Fischer 1803 [rat]
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Rattus exulans Peale 1848
Rattus flavipectus Milne-Edwards 1871
Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout 1769 [brown rat]
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Invalid names: Rattus decumanus Pallas 1778 [synonym]
Rattus rattus Linnaeus 1758 [black rat]
Rattus rattus sladeni Anderson 1879
Rattus sabanus Thomas 1887
Invalid names: Epimys Trouessart 1881 [synonym]
G. Sundamys Musser and Newcombe 1983
Invalid names: Otomyini [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.44000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (340 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Libya Potwarmus sp. (13065)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Pakistan (Sindh) Antemus mancharensis (176048) Antemus mancharensis, Murinae indet. (176051) Antemus mancharensis, Murinae indet., Potwarmus primitivus (176046 176050)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Thailand Potwarmus thailandicus (48126)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Pakistan (Baluchistan) Potwarmus mahmoodi (180613 180619 180629)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Pakistan (Punjab) Antemus chinjiensis (192040)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Libya Potwarmus sp. (77030)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Pakistan (Minanwali) Antemus chinjiensis (13489)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Mus sp. (11798)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Aragon) Murinae indet. (35316 35329)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Mus sp. (44219 44220 44224)
Turolian - Ruscinian8.7 - 3.2Greece (Xanthi) Murinae indet. (205297)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chad Murinae indet. (59839)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588South Africa (Cape) Mus sp., Otomyinae indet. (59167)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (New South Wales) Murinae indet. (181610)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan Rattus legata (55664)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Afghanistan Mus elegans (43010)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Mus sp. (22339 22341 22353)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Greece (Kos) Apodemus sylvaticus (34654)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Austria (Lower Austria) Apodemus sylvaticus (167717)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India Mus flynni (70525) Mus linnaeusi (70526)