Back فأريات الشكل Arabic فاريات الشكل ARZ Myomorpha AST Myomorpha Bulgarian Miomorfs Catalan Myšovci Czech Mäuseverwandte German Myomorpha English Myomorpha Spanish Myomorpha Basque
| Myomorpha Temporal range: Early Eocene - Recent
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| Acomys cahirinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Myomorpha Brandt, 1855 |
| Superfamilies | |
Suborder Myomorpha has 1,137 species of mouse-like rodents, almost a quarter of all mammals. mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, lemmings and voles are in the group. They are grouped according to how the jaw looks like and how the molar teeth look like. They are very good at biting and chewing. Myomorphs are found all around the world, except Antarctica, in almost all land places. They are usually animals who are more active at night and they are seed-eaters.
Most myomorph species belong to superfamily Muroidea:
- Superfamily Muroidea
- Family Platacanthomyidae
- Family Spalacidae
- Family Calomyscidae
- Family Nesomyidae
- Family Cricetidae
- Family Muridae
- Superfamily Dipodoidea
- Family Dipodidae
