Rodentia, Bowdich, 1821
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.10107775 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3179E48-FF90-FF96-FE7D-FAF6C448467F |
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Tatiana |
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Rodentia |
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The rodents are the most diverse and abundant order of mammals in the Region, but all the evidence that they are significant predators on vertebrates comes from commensal species (largely Rattus spp. and Mus musculus ) introduced to rodent-free islands, where they are associated with extinctions or declines of native rodents, bats, birds and reptiles (e.g. Towns et al., 2006).
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