Small Mammals of North Dakota
Family Muridae
Old World Rats and Mice
The family Muridae includes two nonnative, introduced Rodentia species brought from Eurasia in historic times. Animals such as these, which have not adapted to living in cold climates, have survived by living in close association with humans.
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