The rodents: the largest order of mammals by species count, defined by a single pair of continuously growing, chisel-like incisors in each jaw, used for gnawing. Rodentia includes mice, rats, squirrels, beavers and porcupines, and its members inhabit nearly every terrestrial habitat on every continent except Antarctica.
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1. Rodentia (Wikipedia)
2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Rodentia
Rodent (Wikipedia)
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Rodents (from Latin rodens 'gnawing') are a group of mammals belonging to the order Rodentia ( roh-DEN-shə or roh-DEN-chə) characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.
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