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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
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Eumetazoa (metazoans)-
Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
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Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
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Phylum Chordata (chordates)
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Craniata (craniates)
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Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
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Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
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Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
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Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
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Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
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Amniota (amniotes)
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Synapsida (synapsids)
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Class Mammalia (mammals)
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Subclass Theria (Therian mammals)
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Infraclass Eutheria (placental mammals)
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Order Rodentia (rodents)
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Suborder Myomorpha (mice, rats, gerbils, jerboas, and relatives)-
Superfamily Muroidea (mice, rats, gerbils, and relatives)
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Family Muridae (Old World mice and rats, gerbils, whistling rats, and relatives)
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Subfamily Murinae (Old World rats and mice)
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Genus Abditomys (Luzon broad-toothed rat) -
Genus Abeomelomys (abeomelomys)
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Genus Aethomys (rock rats)
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Genus Anisomys (squirrel-toothed rat)
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Genus Anonymomys (Mindoro rat)
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Genus Apodemus (Old World field mice)
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Genus Apomys (Phillipine forest mice and Phillipine mice)
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Genus Archboldomys (Mt. Isarog shrew mouse)
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Genus Arvicanthis (grass rats)
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Genus Bandicota (bandicoot rats)
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Genus Batomys (hairy-tailed rats and Luzon and Mindanao forest rats)
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Genus Berylmys (white-toothed rats)
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Genus Bullimus (Phillipine moss-mice)
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Genus Bunomys (hill rats and Sulawesi hill rats)
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Genus Carpomys (Luzon rats and Luzon tree rats)
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Genus Celaenomys (blazed Luzon shrew rat)
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Genus Chiromyscus (Fea's tree rat)
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Genus Chiropodomys (pencil-tailed tree mice)
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Genus Chiruromys (New Guinea tree mice and tree mice)
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Genus Chrotomys (blazed Luzon shrew rat)
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Genus Coccymys (brush mice)
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Genus Colomys (African water rat)
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Genus Conilurus (rabbit rats)
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Genus Coryphomys (Buehler's rat)
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Genus Crateromys (bushy-tailed cloud rats)
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Genus Cremnomys (Indian rock rats)
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Genus Crossomys (earless water rat)
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Genus Crunomys (Philippine and Sulawesian shrew rats and shrew rats)
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Genus Dacnomys (Millard's rat)
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Genus Dasymys (shaggy marsh rats)
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Genus Dephomys (defua rats)
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Genus Desmomys (Harrington's rat)
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Genus Diomys (Crump's mouse)
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Genus Diplothrix (Ryukyu rat)
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Genus Echiothrix (Sulawesi spiny rat)
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Genus Eropeplus (Sulawesi soft-furred rat)
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Genus Golunda (Indian bush rat)
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Genus Grammomys (African thicket rats and thicket rats)
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Genus Hadromys (Manipur bush rat)
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Genus Haeromys (pygmy tree mice and ranee mice)
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Genus Hapalomys (marmoset rats)
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Genus Heimyscus (African smoky mouse)
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Genus Hybomys (eastern back-striped mice and striped mice)
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Genus Hydromys (water rats)
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Genus Hylomyscus (African wood mice)
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Genus Hyomys (white-eared giant rats)
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Genus Kadarsanomys (Sody's tree rat)
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Genus Komodomys (Komodo rat)
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Genus Lamottemys (Mt. Oku rat)
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Genus Leggadina (Forrest's mouse and Lakeland Downs mouse)
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Genus Lemniscomys (striped grass mice)
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Genus Lenomys (trefoil-toothed giant rat)
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Genus Lenothrix (gray tree rat)
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Genus Leopoldamys (long-tailed giant rats)
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Genus Leporillus (Australian stick-nest rats and stick-nest rats)
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Genus Leptomys (New Guinea water rats)
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Genus Limnomys (Mindanao mountain rat)
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Genus Lorentzimys (New Guinean jumping mouse)
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Genus Macruromys (New Guinean rats and small-toothed rats)
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Genus Madromys (madromys)
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Genus Malacomys (big-eared swamp rats and swamp rats)
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Genus Mallomys (New Guinea woolly rats and woolly rats)
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Genus Malpaisomys (lava mice)
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Genus Mammelomys (mammelomys)
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Genus Margaretamys (margareta rats and Margareta's rats)
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Genus Mastacomys (mastacomys)
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Genus Mastomys (multimammate mice)
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Genus Maxomys (spiny rats)
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Genus Mayermys (one-toothed shrew mouse)
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Genus Melasmothrix (Sulawesian shrew rat)
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Genus Melomys (banana rats and mosaic-tailed rat)
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Genus Mesembriomys (tree rats)
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Genus Micaelamys (micaelamys)
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Genus Microhydromys (New Guinea shrew mice)
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Genus Micromys (Eurasian harvest mouse)
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Genus Millardia (Asian soft-furred rats and soft-furred rats)
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Genus Muriculus (striped-back mouse)
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Genus Mus (Old World mice)
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Genus Mylomys (African groove-toothed rat)
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Genus Myomyscus (white-footed rats)
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Genus Neohydromys (mottled-tailed shrew mouse)
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Genus Nesokia (short-tailed bandicoot rats)
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Genus Nesoromys (mountain rats)
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Genus Nilopegamys (amphibious rat)
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Genus Niviventer (white-bellied rats)
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Genus Notomys (Australian hopping mice and hopping mice)
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Genus Oenomys (rufous-nosed rats)
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Genus Palawanomys (Palawan soft-furred mountain rat)
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Genus Papagomys (Flores giant tree rats and giant tree rats)
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Genus Parahydromys (coarse-haired water rat)
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Genus Paraleptomys (New Guinea water rats)
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Genus Paramelomys (paramelomys)
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Genus Paruromys (giant rats)
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Genus Paulamys (Flores long-nosed rat)
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Genus Pelomys (groove-toothed swamp rat)
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Genus Phloeomys (giant cloud rats and Luzon giant cloud rats)
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Genus Pithecheir (Malay tree rats)
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Genus Pithecheirops (pithecheirops)
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Genus Pogonomelomys (brush mice and New Guinea brush mice)
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Genus Pogonomys (New Guinea tree mice)
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Genus Praomys (African soft-furred mice and soft-furred mice)
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Genus Protochromys (protochromys)
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Genus Pseudohydromys (mottled-tailed shrew mouse)
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Genus Pseudomys (Australian native mice)
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Genus Rattus (New Guinea rats)
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Genus Rhabdomys (four-striped grass mouse)
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Genus Rhagamys (field rats)
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Genus Rhynchomys (shrewlike rats)
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Genus Solomys (naked-tailed rats)
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Genus Sommeromys (Sommer's Sulawesi rat)
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Genus Spelaeomys (Flores cave rat)
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Genus Srilankamys (Ohiya rat)
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Genus Stenocephalemys (Ethiopian narrow-headed rats and narrow-headed rats)
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Genus Stenomys (New Guinea rats)
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Genus Stochomys (target rat)
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Genus Sundamys (giant Sunda rats and Sunda rat)
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Genus Taeromys (Sulawesi rats)
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Genus Tarsomys (long-footed rats and Phillipine long-footed rats)
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Genus Tateomys (greater Sulawesian shrew rats)
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Genus Thallomys (acacia rats)
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Genus Thamnomys (thicket rats)
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Genus Tokudaia (Japanese spiny rats)
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Genus Tryphomys (Luzon short-nosed rat)
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Genus Uromys (giant naked-tailed rats)
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Genus Vandeleuria (long-tailed climbing mice)
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Genus Vernaya (red climbing mouse)
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Genus Xenuromys (rock-dwelling giant rat)
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Genus Xeromys (false water rat)
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Genus Zelotomys (broad-headed mice)
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Genus Zyzomys (Australian rock rats and rock rats)
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Confused by a class within a class or an order within an order? Please see our brief essay.
Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.
