Order - Rodentia

Class: Mammalia

Subclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Rodentia

Name derivation: “to gnaw”

Number of known Species: 2,398

  • Suborder: Anomaluromorpha (9 species - spring hares, flying mice)
  • Suborder: Castorimorpha (108 species - beavers, kangaroo rats)
  • Suborder: Hystricomorpha (323 species - porcupines, capybaras, agoutis, chinchillas, etc.)
  • Suborder: Myomorpha (1,642 species - rats, mice, gerbils, hamsters, voles, lemmings, etc.)
  • Suborder: Sciuromorpha (316 species - squirrels, dormice, chipmunks, etc.)

Notes: Based on Catalogue of Life as of July 2024