Rodentia

Amr, Zuhair S., Abu, Mohammad A., Qumsiyeh, Mazin & Eid, Ehab, 2018, Systematics, distribution and ecological analysis of rodents in Jordan, Zootaxa 4397 (1), pp. 1-94 : 6

Key to the families of order Rodentia in Jordan

1 Eyes and ear pinna absent ( Figure 2A )....................................................... Family Spalacidae

- Eyes and ear pinna present ( Figure 2B ).................................................................... 2

2 Body covered with long spines (more than 150 mm). Large forms................................ Family Hystricidae

- Body not covered with long spines, small to medium sized forms................................................ 3

3 Tail very thick and bushy.................................................................. Family Sciuridae

- Tail not as above...................................................................................... 4

4 Hind foot long, about 60 mm in length....................................................... Family Dipodidae

- Hind foot not long, about 40 mm in length.................................................................. 5

5 Ckeekteeth 4 ( Figure 3A), black stripe passes through the eye...................................... Family Gliridae

- Cheekteeth 3 ( Figure 3B), no black stripe passes through the eye................................................ 6

6 Cheekteeth tuberculate in two longitudinal rows ( Figure 4A )..................................... Family Cricetidae

- Cheekteeth tuberculate in one or three longitudinal rows ( Figure 4B )................................. Family Muridae

Figures

FIGURE 2. A. Eyes and ears present.B. Eyes and ears absent.

FIGURE 4. Shape of maxillary teeth rows. A. Teeth in two longitudinal rows.B. Teeth in three longitudinal rows. C. Teeth in one longitudinalrow.