living organisms see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Superkingdom Eukaryotae see Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
     Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
       Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see [unranked] Eumetazoa Bütschli, 1910
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
               Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
                 Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
                   Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
                     Suborder Myomorpha Brandt, 1855 see Infraorder Myomorphi
                       Superfamily Muroidea Batsch, 1788
                         Family Muridae Batsch, 1788 - rats, mice, hamsters, voles, lemmings, and gerbils
                           Subfamily Otomyinae Thomas, 1897 - African swamp rats see Subfamily Murinae Batsch, 1788
                             1 Genus Otomys Cuvier, 1824 - African swamp rats
                             2 Genus Parotomys Thomas, 1918 - Karroo rats