Difference between revisions of "Rodent"
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| − | '''Rodents''' (known scientifically as the order ''Rodentia'') are [[mammal]]s characterized by two pairs of large, continually-growing incisor teeth, kept short by gnawing on the hard shells of seed-nuts or wood. They are found on every [[continent]] except [[Antarctica]], and range in size from small mice to the 100-pound capybara of [[South America]]. | + | '''Rodents''' (known scientifically as the order '''Rodentia''') are [[mammal]]s characterized by two pairs of large, continually-growing incisor teeth, kept short by gnawing on the hard shells of seed-nuts or wood. They are found on every [[continent]] except [[Antarctica]], and range in size from small mice to the 100-pound capybara of [[South America]]. |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Agouti]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Rodents| ]] |
Latest revision as of 11:51, April 24, 2015
| Rodent | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class Information | |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Infra-class | Eutheria |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Euarchontoglires |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Population statistics | |
Rodents (known scientifically as the order Rodentia) are mammals characterized by two pairs of large, continually-growing incisor teeth, kept short by gnawing on the hard shells of seed-nuts or wood. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, and range in size from small mice to the 100-pound capybara of South America.