Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Rodent

Rodent

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for 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.
 * Most recent similar article(s): last mammal 24 February
 * Main editors: LittleJerry, Chiswick Chap, Cwmhiraeth
 * Promoted: Oct 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: exquisite article on not so liked creatures, why not?
 * Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:08, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Support - relatively recently promoted. A very relatable subject which most readers should have come across at sometime or other. starship.paint  ~ ¡ Olé !  07:38, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Support - but I would request File:Goldmantelziesel.jpg as the image. LittleJerry (talk) 04:39, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
 * You first choice was my second, - agree "yours" is of excellent quality and shows a complete animal, but "mine " looks appealingly at the reader, - something the topic may need ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:26, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Well if its good enough as the wikiproject pic. Lets see what others say. ? ? LittleJerry (talk) 23:49, 1 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Note: This will be scheduled before the end of May. Brianboulton (talk) 17:33, 1 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.