Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Rodent
Rodent
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The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 22, 2015 by Brianboulton (talk) 15:40, 4 May 2015 (UTC) 
Rodents (from Latin rodere, "to gnaw") are mammals of the order Rodentia, characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About forty percent of all mammal species are rodents, and they are found in vast numbers on all continents except Antarctica. They are the most diversified mammalian order and can be found in a variety of terrestrial habitats, including human-made environments. There are species that are arboreal, fossorial (burrowing), and semi-aquatic. Well known rodents include mice, rats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines, beavers, guinea pigs, and hamsters. Most rodents are small animals with robust bodies, short limbs and long tails. They use their sharp incisors to gnaw food, excavate burrows and defend themselves. Most eat seeds or other plant material. Many species live in societies with complex ways of communicating with each other. Mating among rodents can vary from monogamy, to polygyny, to promiscuity. The rodent fossil record dates back to the Paleocene on the supercontinent of Laurasia. Rodents have been used as food, for clothing, as pets and as laboratory animals in research. (Full article...)
Rodents (from Latin rodere, "to gnaw") are mammals of the order Rodentia, characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About forty percent of all mammal species are rodents, and they are found in vast numbers on all continents except Antarctica. They are the most diversified mammalian order and can be found in a variety of terrestrial habitats, including human-made environments. There are species that are arboreal, fossorial (burrowing), and semi-aquatic. Well known rodents include mice, rats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines, beavers, guinea pigs, and hamsters. Most rodents are small animals with robust bodies, short limbs and long tails. They use their sharp incisors to gnaw food, excavate burrows and defend themselves. Most eat seeds or other plant material. Many species live in societies with complex ways of communicating with each other. Mating among rodents can vary from monogamy, to polygyny, to promiscuity. The rodent fossil record dates back to the Paleocene on the supercontinent of Laurasia. Rodents have been used as food, for clothing, as pets and as laboratory animals in research. (Full article...) |
Rodents are mammals of the order Rodentia, characterized by two pairs of continuously growing incisors, one pair in the upper and one in the lower jaw. About forty percent of all mammal species are rodents, and they are found on all continents except Antarctica. They are the most diversified mammalian order, including mice, rats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines, beavers, guinea pigs, and hamsters. There are arboreal, burrowing, and semi-aquatic species. While the largest species, the capybara, can weigh as much as 66 kg (146 lb), many rodents weigh less than 100 g (3.5 oz) and have robust bodies, short limbs and long tails. They use their sharp incisors to gnaw food, defend themselves, and shape their habitat. Most eat seeds or other plant material. Many species live in societies with complex forms of communication and can be monogamous, polygynous, or promiscuous. The rodent fossil record dates back to the Paleocene on the supercontinent of Laurasia. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Monthly Animal article
- Main editors: LittleJerry, Chiswick Chap, Cwmhiraeth
- Promoted: Oct 2014, TFA May 22, 2015
- Reasons for nomination: TFA Re-run, from 11 years ago. Deemed adequate in a 2022 review, has been extensively re-written by LittleJerry, then given a copy edit. Re-running an old article to let the nature articles recharge a bit.
- Support as nominator. Harizotoh9 (talk) 18:57, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
- I close this as successful and schedule it for June 9, 2026.--Wehwalt (talk) 01:32, 21 April 2026 (UTC)