2. Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Subclass Theria Infraclass Eutheria
3. Order Lagomorpha Family Ochotonidae- Pikas Family Leporidae- Hares and rabbits Lepuscalifornicus- black-tailed jackrabbit Sylvilagusaquaticus- swamp rabbit Sylvilagusaudubonii -Audobon’s cottontail Sylvilagusfloridanus- eastern cottontail Family Prolagidae- Mediterranean giant pikas
9. Order Rodentia The Order Rodentiais devided into 5 different Suborders, and they are: Suborder Sciuromorpha Suborder Castorimorpha Suborder Myomorpha Suborder Anomaluromorpha Suborder Hystricomorpha
42. Suborder Myomorpha Family Dipodidae- Birch mice, jerboas, and jumping mice Zapushudsonius- meadow jumping mouse Family Platacanthomyidae- malabar spiny dormouse and pygmy dormice Family Spalacidae- blind more rats, African mole rats, zokors, and bamboo rats Family Calomyscidae- mouse-like hamsters Family Nesomyidae- African and Malagasy endemic rats and mice
68. Suborder Myomorpha Family Muridae- rats, mice, voles, gerbils, hamsters, lemmings Musmusculus- house mouse Rattusnorvegicus- brown rat Rattusrattus- house rat
73. Suborder Hystricomorpha Family Ctenodactylidae- gundis Family Bathyergidae- blesmoles and mole rats Cryptomyshottentotus- African mole rat Family Hystricidae- Old world porcupines Hystrixcristata- North African crested porcupine Family Petromuridae- dassie rat Family Thryonomidae- cane rats Family Erethizontidae- New World Porcupines Erethizondorsatum- North American porcupine
77. Suborder Hystricomorpha Family Chinchillidae- chinchillas and viscashas Family Dinomyidae- pacarana Family Caviidae- cavies Caviaporcellus- Guiena pig Family Dasyproctidae- acuchis and agoutis Family Cuniculidae- pacas Family Ctenomyidae- tuco-tucos Ctenomysmagellanicus- Magellanictuco-tuco
83. Suborder Hystricomorpha Family Octodontidae- degus, rock rats, and viscaha rats Family Abrocomidae- chinchilla rats Family Echimyidae- American spiny rats Family Myocastoridae- coypu and nutria Myocastorcorypus- corypu (nutria) Family Capromyidae- West Indian hutias Family Heptaxodontidae- giant hutias