Classification and Taxonomy Refresher

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricetidae

Family: Cricetidae 
-608 species of rodents that have large, gnawing incisors, tails (furry or bald) and fur that is mostly brown with a white underbelly 
-Can grow from 2 inches long to 24 inches long
-Weight varies from 0.25 ounces to 2.4 pounds 

Subfamily: Muroidea 
-Large superfamily of rodents that includes mice, rats, voles, hamsters, lemmings and gerbils 

Order: Rodentia 
-Rodents that have a single pair of continuously growing incisors on the upper and lower jaw 

Class: Mammalia 
-Contains mammary glands that produce milk, a neocortex region of the brain, fur/hair and three middle ear bones 

Phylum: Chordata 
-Contains a notochord, hollow dorsal nerve cord, endostyle/thyroid, pharyngeal slits and a post-anal tail at some point during their larval/adult stage 

Kingdom: Animalia 
-Multicellular, eukaryotic organizations that consume organic material, breathe oxygen, contain ability to move, can reproduce sexually and grow from a hollow sphere of cells (the blastula) during embryonic development

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