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Rodent And Lagomorph Genera

This group gathers Mammal Genera subcategory members belonging to the order Rodentia, by far the largest mammalian order by number of species, defined by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each jaw that must be worn down by gnawing, together with the two living genera of the order Lagomorpha, the rabbits (Oryctolagus) and hares (Lepus), paired here at genus level exactly as the report's own species-level scheme already pairs rodents and lagomorphs. The overwhelming majority of this group's genera belong to the squirrel family Sciuridae: tree squirrels such as the genus Sciurus, ground squirrels and prairie dogs such as the genera Spermophilus and Cynomys, chipmunks of the genera Tamias and Neotamias, and an especially large radiation of gliding flying-squirrel genera across North America and Asia, alongside the true rats and mice of the genera Rattus and Mus and the semi-aquatic coypu, genus Myocastor.

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Reproductive Mode
Viviparous (Live-Bearing) 2
Rodent And Lagomorph Genera
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Aeretes

Mammal Genera

Aeromys

Mammal Genera

Ammospermophilus

Mammal Genera

Atlantoxerus

Mammal Genera

Belomys

Mammal Genera

Biswamoyopterus

Mammal Genera

Callosciurus

Mammal Genera

Callospermophilus

Mammal Genera

Castor

Mammal Genera

Cynomys

Mammal Genera

Dremomys

Mammal Genera

Eoglaucomys

Mammal Genera

Epixerus

Mammal Genera

Eupetaurus

Mammal Genera

Eutamias

Mammal Genera

Exilisciurus

Mammal Genera

Funambulus

Mammal Genera

Funisciurus

Mammal Genera

Glaucomys

Mammal Genera

Glyphotes

Mammal Genera

Heliosciurus

Mammal Genera

Hylopetes

Mammal Genera

Hyosciurus

Mammal Genera

Ictidomys

Mammal Genera

Iomys

Mammal Genera

Lariscus

Mammal Genera

Lepus

Mammal Genera

Marmota

Mammal Genera

Menetes

Mammal Genera

Microsciurus

Mammal Genera

Mus

Mammal Genera

Myocastor

Mammal Genera

Myosciurus

Mammal Genera

Nannosciurus

Mammal Genera

Neotamias

Mammal Genera

Notocitellus

Mammal Genera

Oryctolagus

Mammal Genera

Otospermophilus

Mammal Genera

Paraxerus

Mammal Genera

Petaurillus

Mammal Genera

Petaurista

Mammal Genera

Petinomys

Mammal Genera

Poliocitellus

Mammal Genera

Prosciurillus

Mammal Genera

Protoxerus

Mammal Genera

Pteromys

Mammal Genera

Pteromyscus

Mammal Genera

Rattus

Mammal Genera

Ratufa

Mammal Genera

Rheithrosciurus

Mammal Genera

Rhinosciurus

Mammal Genera

Rubrisciurus

Mammal Genera

Sciurillus

Mammal Genera

Sciurotamias

Mammal Genera

Sciurus

Mammal Genera

Spermophilopsis

Mammal Genera

Spermophilus

Mammal Genera

Sundasciurus

Mammal Genera

Syntheosciurus

Mammal Genera

Tamias

Mammal Genera

Tamiasciurus

Mammal Genera

Tamiops

Mammal Genera

Trogopterus

Mammal Genera

Urocitellus

Mammal Genera

Xerospermophilus

Mammal Genera

Xerus

Mammal Genera
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Taxonomic rank
WikipediaTaxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 516643
Quote, Taxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 516643
kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, and species
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2. Wikipedia: Mammal
WikipediaMammal, lead section, group 516643
Quote, Mammal, lead section, group 516643
All modern mammals give birth to live young, except the five species of monotremes, which lay eggs.
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