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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 Cricetidae (New World rats and mice, voles, hamsters, and relatives)
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Subfamily Sigmodontinae (South American rats and mice)
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Genus Abrawayaomys (Ruschi's rat) -
Genus Abrothrix (altiplano mice) -
Genus Aepeomys (montane mice)
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Genus Akodon (grass mice and South American field mice)
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Genus Amphinectomys (Ucayali water rat))
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Genus Andalgalomys (chaco mice)
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Genus Andinomys (Andean mouse)
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Genus Anotomys (fish-eating rat)
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Genus Auliscomys (big-eared mice)
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Genus Bibimys (crimson-nosed rats)
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Genus Blarinomys (Brazilian shrew mouse)
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Genus Bolomys (bolo mice)
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Genus Brucepattersonius (akodonts)
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Genus Calomys (vesper mice)
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Genus Chelemys (greater long-clawed mice)
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Genus Chibchanomys (Chibchan water mouse)
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Genus Chilomys (Colombian forest mouse)
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Genus Chinchillula (altiplano chinchilla mouse)
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Genus Chroeomys (altiplano mice)
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Genus Delomys (Atlantic forest rats)
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Genus Deltamys (Kemp's akodont)
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Genus Eligmodontia (highland desert mice and highland gerbil mice)
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Genus Euneomys (chinchilla mice)
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Genus Galenomys (Garlepp's mouse)
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Genus Geoxus (long-clawed mole mouse)
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Genus Graomys (leaf-eared mice)
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Genus Handleyomys (Handley's mice)
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Genus Holochilus (marsh rats and web-footed rats)
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Genus Ichthyomys (crab-eating rats)
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Genus Irenomys (Chilean climbing mouse)
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Genus Juliomys (juliomys)
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Genus Juscelinomys (Candango mouse and molelike mouse)
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Genus Kunsia (South American giant rats)
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Genus Lenoxus (Andean rat)
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Genus Loxodontomys (pericotes)
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Genus Lundomys (Lund's amphibious rat)
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Genus Megalomys (West Indian giant rice rats)
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Genus Megaoryzomys (Galap\\u00e1gos giant rat)
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Genus Melanomys (rice rats)
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Genus Microakodontomys (transitional colilargo)
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Genus Microryzomys (small rice rats)
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Genus Neacomys (bristly mice and spiny mice)
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Genus Necromys (bolo mice)
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Genus Nectomys (Neotropical water rats)
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Genus Neotomys (Andean swamp rat)
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Genus Nesoryzomys (Galapagos mice)
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Genus Neusticomys (fish-eating rats)
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Genus Noronhomys (Vespucci's rodent)
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Genus Notiomys (Edwards's long-clawed mouse)
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Genus Oecomys (arboreal rice rats and bicolored rice rats)
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Genus Oligoryzomys (pygmy rice rats)
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Genus Oryzomys (rice rats)
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Genus Oxymycterus (burrowing mice and hocicudos)
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Genus Paralomys (gerbilline pericote)
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Genus Pearsonomys (long-clawed akodonts)
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Genus Phaenomys (Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat)
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Genus Phyllotis (leaf-eared mice and pericotes)
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Genus Podoxymys (Roraima mouse)
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Genus Pseudoryzomys (Brazilian false rice rat)
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Genus Punomys (puna mouse)
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Genus Reithrodon (bunny rat and coney rat)
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Genus Rhagomys (Brazilian arboreal mouse)
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Genus Rheomys (Central American water mice)
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Genus Rhipidomys (climbing mice)
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Genus Salinomys (salinomys)
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Genus Scapteromys (swamp rat)
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Genus Scolomys (spiny mice)
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Genus Sigmodon (cotton rats)
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Genus Sigmodontomys (rice water rats)
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Genus Tapecomys (primordial tapecua)
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Genus Thalpomys (cerrado mice)
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Genus Thaptomys (ebony akodont)
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Genus Thomasomys (oldfield mice and Thomas's paramo mice)
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Genus Wiedomys (red-nosed mouse)
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Genus Wilfredomys (Wilfred's mice)
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Genus Zygodontomys (cane mice)
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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.
