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Order: Lagomorpha

Family: Ochotonidae

Order: Lagomorpha

Family: Ochotonidae

Order: Lagomorpha

Family: Ochotonidae

Ochotonidae info

Herbivorous

Holarctic

W North America, E Europe, Asia north of Himalaya

Order: Lagomorpha

Family: Leporidae

Order: Lagomorpha

Family: Leporidae

Order: Lagomorpha

Family: Leporidae

Leporidae info

Herbivorous

all continents except Antarctica and Australia, southern South America and most island

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Sciuromorpha

Family: Aplodontiidae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Sciuromorpha

Family: Aplodontiidae

Aplodontiidae info

Herbivorous

Pacific Northwest North cali to British columbia

pumpkin molars

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Sciuromorpha

Family: Sciuridae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Sciuromorpha

Family: Sciuridae

Sciuridae info

Herbivore and insects

Cosmo except: australia, madagascar, polar, southern S America

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Castorimorpha

Family: Castoridae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Castorimorpha

Family: Castoridae

Castoridae info

Herbivorous - bark/leaves

North America USA/Canada, Europe, North Asia, Siberia

hypsodont

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Castorimorpha

Family: Geomyidae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Castorimorpha

Family: Geomyidae

Geomyidae info

Herbivorous - tubers

New world - canada to south america

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Castorimorpha

Family: Heteromyidae

Heteromyidae info

Herbivore - seeds/vegetable matter

South canada to north south america

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Dipodidae

Dipodidae info

Omnivore - grass, seeds, fruit, larvae

Eurasia, NA, N Africa, near east

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Spalacidae

Spalacidae info

Herbivore - roots, bulbs, rhizomes

Old world - Ukraine, Mediterranean, Africa, Asia

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Cricetidae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Cricetidae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Cricetidae

Cricetidae info

Omnivorous

NA, SA, Europo, Asia

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Muridae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Muridae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Muridae

Muridae no molars

Muridae info

Omnivorous

Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Hystricidae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Hystricidae

Hystricidae info

Herbivorous + carrion

Africa, Europe, Asia - no madagascar

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Erethizontidae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Erethizontidae

Erethizontidae info

Herbivorous - cambium layer

North. Centra, South America

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Petromuridae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Petromuridae

Petromuridae info

Herbivorous

Southwest Africa

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Bathyergidae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Bathyergidae

Bathyergidae info

Herbivorous - geophytes

Sub-Saharan Africa

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Chinchillidae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Chinchillidae

Chinchillidae info

Herbivorous

Southern South America

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Caviidae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Caviidae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Caviidae

Caviidae info

Herbivorous

South America

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Dasyproctidae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Dasyproctidae

Dasyproctidae info

Herbivorous

South Mexico to South America

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Ctenomyidae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Ctenomyidae

Ctenomyidae info

Herbivorous

South South America

kidney shaped teeth

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Echimyidae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Echimyidae

Echimyidae info

Herbivorous

Central to South America

Flat smooth molars

parallel tooth rows

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Anomaluromorpha

Family: Pedetidae

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Anomaluromorpha

Family: Pedetidae

Pedetidae info

Herbivorous - bulb/grass

East and Southern Africa

Protogomorphous

– primitive condition; seen only in Aplodontiidae;

Sciuromorphous

– muscle attachment results in a large zygomatic plate;

Hystricomorphous

– muscle attachment results in a very large infraorbital foramen;

Myomorphous

– muscle attachment results in a moderately large infraorbital foramen;

Sciurognathus lower jaw

– angular process in line with rest of jaw;

Hystricognathus lower jaw

– angular process is lateral to plane of the jaw; appears flared laterally

Sciurognathus sub orders

Anomalu, myomorpha, castor, sciuromorpha

Order: Eulipotyphla

Family: Solenodontidae

Order: Eulipotyphla

Family: Solenodontidae

Solenodontidae info

Omnivorous

Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba

Order: Eulipotyphla

Family: Soricidae

Order: Eulipotyphla

Family: Soricidae

Soricidae info

Insectivorous and carnivorous

Worldwide except : Aus, S South Am, polar

Order: Eulipotyphla

Family: Talpidae

Talpidae info

Omnivorous/insectivorous

North Am/Eurasia

Order: Eulipotyphla

Family: Erinaceidae

Erinaceidae info

Omnivorous

Africa, Eurasia, Southeast Asia, Borneo

Order: Pholidota

Family: Manidae

Manidae info

Insectivorous - ants

Tropical Africa and Asia

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Feliformia

Family: Felidae

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Feliformia

Family: Felidae

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Feliformia

Family: Felidae

Felidae info

Carnivorous

Cosmopolitan except antarctica, aus, madagascar, oceanic islands

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Feliformia

Family: Herpestidae

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Feliformia

Family: Herpestidae

Herpestidae info

Carnivorous

Africa, Asia, South Europe, Madagascar

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Feliformia

Family: Hyaenidae

Hyaenidae info

Carnivorous (except proteles)

Africa, SW Asia, India

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Feliformia

Family: Viverridae

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Feliformia

Family: Viverridae

Viverridae info

Carnivorous

Southern Europe, Africa, Asia

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Caniformia

Family: Canidae

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Caniformia

Family: Canidae

Canidae info

Carnivorous / omni

Worldwide