All families, subfamilies and genera in this order that contain animals commonly referred to as mice are listed in Table 2.1. The family Muridae encompasses over 1000 species by itself including mice, ...

Gerbils are part of a subfamily (Gerbillinae) within Muridae (murids), which also includes whistling rats and Old World rats and mice. In other words, the terms hamster and gerbil each encompass ...