List of murines


is a subfamily of mammals in the rodent family Muridae, which in turn is part of the Myomorpha suborder in the order Rodentia. Members of this subfamily are called murines and include the Old World mice and rats. They are found in Africa, Australia, Asia, and Europe, primarily in forests, shrublands, grasslands, and savannas, and deserts, though some species can be found in deserts, rocky areas, wetlands, and coastal areas. They range in size from the African pygmy mouse, at plus a tail, to the Alpine woolly rat, at plus a tail. Murines generally eat a variety of vegetation and invertebrates. Few murines have population estimates, but 52 species are categorized as endangered, 13 are categorized as critically endangered, and 13 have been driven extinct since 1500.
The 642 extant species of Murinae are divided into 136 genera, ranging in size from 1 to 68 species. The house mouse has been domesticated as the fancy mouse to be kept as pets. Several extinct prehistoric murine species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries, the exact number and categorization are not fixed.

Conventions

The author citation for the species or genus is given after the scientific name; parentheses around the author citation indicate that this was not the original taxonomic placement. Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the gerbilline's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted. All extinct species, subspecies, or genera listed alongside extant species went extinct after 1500 CE, and are indicated by a dagger symbol: "".

Classification

is a subfamily of the rodent family Muridae consisting of 642 extant species in 136 genera. These genera range in size from 1 to 68 species. Additionally, 13 species have been driven extinct since 1500. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species.
Subfamily Murinae
  • Genus Abditomys : one species
  • Genus Abeomelomys : one species
  • Genus Aethomys : nine species
  • Genus Anisomys : one species
  • Genus Anonymomys : one species
  • Genus Apodemus : twenty species
  • Genus Apomys : nineteen species
  • Genus Archboldomys : two species
  • Genus Arvicanthis : seven species
  • Genus Baiyankamys : two species
  • Genus Bandicota : three species
  • Genus Batomys : six species
  • Genus Berylmys : five species
  • Genus Brassomys : one species
  • Genus Bullimus : three species
  • Genus Bunomys : seven species
  • Genus Carpomys : two species
  • Genus Chiromyscus : one species
  • Genus Chiropodomys : six species
  • Genus Chiruromys : two species
  • Genus Chrotomys : five species
  • Genus Coccymys : three species
  • Genus Colomys : one species
  • Genus Conilurus : three species
  • Genus Crateromys : four species
  • Genus Cremnomys : two species
  • Genus Crossomys : one species
  • Genus Crunomys : four species
  • Genus Dacnomys : one species
  • Genus Dasymys : nine species
  • Genus Dephomys : two species
  • Genus Desmomys : two species
  • Genus Diomys : one species
  • Genus Diplothrix : one species
  • Genus Echiothrix : two species
  • Genus Eropeplus : one species
  • Genus Frateromys : one species
  • Genus Golunda : one species
  • Genus Gracilimus : one species
  • Genus Grammomys : eleven species
  • Genus Hadromys : two species
  • Genus Haeromys : three species
  • Genus Halmaheramys : two species
  • Genus Hapalomys : three species
  • Genus Heimyscus : one species
  • Genus Hybomys : six species
  • Genus Hydromys : four species
  • Genus Hylomyscus : sixteen species
  • Genus Hyomys : two species
  • Genus Hyorhinomys : one species
  • Genus Kadarsanomys : one species
  • Genus Komodomys : one species
  • Genus Lamottemys : one species
  • Genus Leggadina : two species
  • Genus Lemniscomys : eleven species
  • Genus Lenomys : one species
  • Genus Lenothrix : one species
  • Genus Leopoldamys : seven species
  • Genus Leporillus : two species
  • Genus Leptomys : five species
  • Genus Limnomys : two species
  • Genus Lorentzimys : one species
  • Genus Macruromys : two species
  • Genus Madromys : one species
  • Genus Malacomys : three species
  • Genus Mallomys : four species
  • Genus Mammelomys : two species
  • Genus Margaretamys : four species
  • Genus Mastacomys : one species
  • Genus Mastomys : eight species
  • Genus Maxomys : eighteen species
  • Genus Melasmothrix : one species
  • Genus Melomys : twenty-two species
  • Genus Mesembriomys : two species
  • Genus Micaelamys : two species
  • Genus Microhydromys : two species
  • Genus Micromys : one species
  • Genus Millardia : four species
  • Genus Mirzamys : two species
  • Genus Muriculus : one species
  • Genus Mus : thirty-nine species
  • Genus Musseromys : four species
  • Genus Mylomys : two species
  • Genus Myomyscus : four species
  • Genus Nesokia : two species
  • Genus Nesoromys : one species
  • Genus Nilopegamys : one species
  • Genus Niviventer : seventeen species
  • Genus Notomys : ten species
  • Genus Oenomys : two species
  • Genus Otomys : twenty-eight species
  • Genus Palawanomys : one species
  • Genus Papagomys : one species
  • Genus Parahydromys : one species
  • Genus Paraleptomys : two species
  • Genus Paramelomys : nine species
  • Genus Parotomys : two species
  • Genus Paucidentomys : one species
  • Genus Paulamys : one species
  • Genus Pelomys : five species
  • Genus Phloeomys : two species
  • Genus Pithecheir : two species
  • Genus Pithecheirops : one species
  • Genus Pogonomelomys : three species
  • Genus Pogonomys : five species
  • Genus Praomys : seventeen species
  • Genus Protochromys : one species
  • Genus Pseudohydromys : twelve species
  • Genus Pseudomys : twenty-three species
  • Genus Rattus : sixty-eight species
  • Genus Rhabdomys : four species
  • Genus Rhynchomys : four species
  • Genus Saxatilomys : one species
  • Genus Solomys : four species
  • Genus Sommeromys : one species
  • Genus Soricomys : four species
  • Genus Srilankamys : one species
  • Genus Stenocephalemys : four species
  • Genus Stochomys : one species
  • Genus Sundamys : three species
  • Genus Taeromys : eight species
  • Genus Tarsomys : two species
  • Genus Tateomys : two species
  • Genus Thallomys : four species
  • Genus Thamnomys : four species
  • Genus Tokudaia : three species
  • Genus Tonkinomys : one species
  • Genus Tryphomys : one species
  • Genus Uromys : eleven species
  • Genus Vandeleuria : three species
  • Genus Vernaya : one species
  • Genus Waiomys : one species
  • Genus Xenuromys : one species
  • Genus Xeromys : one species
  • Genus Zelotomys : two species
  • Genus Zyzomys : five species

    Murines

The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by the reference work Mammal Species of the World, with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis, as supported by both the IUCN and the American Society of Mammalogists.