page_title: List of mammals of Sardinia
section_title: Order: Rodentia (rodents)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Sardinia / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Rodentia (rodents)
caption_attribution_description: Loir Gris
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Sardinia, Italy.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
context_section_description: Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb).
  Suborder: Sciuromorpha
  Family: Gliridae (dormice)
  Subfamily: Glirinae
  Genus: Glis
  Edible dormouse, Glis glis LC
  Subfamily: Leithiinae
  Genus: Eliomys
  Garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinus LC
  Family: Muridae (mice and rats)
  Subfamily: Murinae
  Genus: Apodemus
  Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus LC
  Genus: Mus
  House mouse, Mus musculus LC
  Genus: Rattus
  Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus LC introduced
  Black rat, Rattus rattus NA introduced
caption: Edible dormouse
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