Family
Muridae
20 species in 12 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 3.2 years (Fat sand rat) to 6.8 years (Mid-day jird).
Species
20
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
36.9%
Range 34.8–40.6%
Genera
12
Largest: Rattus (4)
Overview
The Muridae tree
Select a clade to look insideOuter ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale
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Genera of Muridae
12 genera, by species count- Rattus4 species4
- Meriones3 species3
- Mus3 species3
- Apodemus2 species2
- AcomysSpiny mouse1
- ChiropodomysPencil-tailed tree mouse1
- GrammomysWoodland mouse1
- LemniscomysBarbary striped grass mouse1
- MicaelamysNamaqua rock rat, or Rock mouse1
- MicromysOld World harvest mouse1
- PsammomysFat sand rat1
- PseudomysWestern pebble-mound mouse1
Where Muridae sit among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.
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- Muridae (20)
- Other species
Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Muridae
Select a column to sort| Meriones meridianus | Mid-day jird | 6.8 yr | 16,376 bp | 37.40% |
| Pseudomys chapmani | Western pebble-mound mouse | 6.8 yr | 16,249 bp | 36.04% |
| Apodemus sylvaticus | Long-tailed field mouse | 6.3 yr | 16,308 bp | 36.45% |
| Meriones unguiculatus | Mongolian jird | 6.3 yr | 16,351 bp | 36.95% |
| Acomys cahirinus | Spiny mouse | 5.9 yr | 16,217 bp | 40.61% |
| Rattus fuscipes | Bush rat | 5.3 yr | 16,301 bp | 38.94% |
| Meriones libycus | Libyan jird | 5.2 yr | 16,341 bp | 38.38% |
| Micaelamys namaquensis | Namaqua rock rat, or Rock mouse | 4.7 yr | 16,236 bp | 35.01% |
| Apodemus peninsulae | Korean field mouse | 4.4 yr | 16,269 bp | 34.80% |
| Grammomys dolichurus | Woodland mouse | 4.4 yr | 16,333 bp | 36.69% |
| Lemniscomys barbarus | Barbary striped grass mouse | 4.4 yr | 16,274 bp | 35.31% |
| Rattus lutreola | Australian swamp rat | 4.4 yr | 16,295 bp | 39.12% |
| Mus minutoides | Southern African pygmy mouse, or Pygmy mouse | 4.3 yr | 16,307 bp | 35.18% |
| Rattus rattus | Rat | 4.2 yr | 16,305 bp | 38.10% |
| Mus musculus | House mouse | 4 yr | 16,299 bp | 36.75% |
| Micromys minutus | Old World harvest mouse | 3.8 yr | 16,232 bp | 37.31% |
| Rattus norvegicus | Norway rat | 3.8 yr | 16,313 bp | 38.57% |
| Chiropodomys gliroides | Pencil-tailed tree mouse | 3.6 yr | 16,262 bp | 36.70% |
| Mus spicilegus | Mound-building mouse | 3.5 yr | 16,303 bp | 37.28% |
| Psammomys obesus | Fat sand rat | 3.2 yr | 16,592 bp | 36.90% |