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Why do biologists use the term rodentia instead of rodents?

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  1. Because most people associate rodent with rat..and it covers more species....


  2. Rodentia is the scientific name for an Order of organisms.

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Mammalia

    Infraclass: Eutheria

    Superorder: Euarchontoglires

    Order: Rodentia

    Rodent is the common name.
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