MSL, Order Rodentia

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ORDER RODENTIA

Family ABROCOMIDAE - Chinchilla rats

Abrocoma bennetti - Chinchilla rat - Chile
  • 407 Side view of captive, Santiago, Chile, 1975. R E Martin

    Family AGOUTIDAE - Pacas

    Agouti paca - Paca - Central and South America
  • 686 Oblique view, showing feet, Chiapas, Mexico. F A Cervantes-Reza

    Family APLODONTIDAE - Mountain beaver; Sewellel

    Aplodontia rufa - Mountain beaver; Sewellel - W North America: SW British Columbia to C California
  • 742 Front view of animal emerging from burrow, Bellevue, WA, USA, 1967. V B Scheffer
  • 743 Oblique view of animal at food dish, Washington Zoo, Tacoma, WA, USA, 1967. V B Scheffer

    Family BATHYERGIDAE - African Mole-rats

    Bathyergus janetta - Dune mole-rat - SW Africa
  • 1084 Posterolateral view. J Visser

    Bathyergus suillus - Mole-rat; Cape sand-mole - S Africa
  • 66 Ventral view, Capetown, South Africa. J Visser
  • 1085 Close-up of head showing open mouth and incisors. J Visser

    Cryptomys hottentotus - Blesmol; Common mole-rat - Africa
  • 65 Front view, in threatening posture, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, 1977. G C Hickman

    Georychus capensis - Cape mole-rat - South Africa
  • 1086 Close-up of head. 1988. J Visser

    Heterocephalus glaber - Naked mole-rat - E Africa
  • 674 Side view of open mouth, showing incisors, 1981. G C Hickman
  • 1013 Side view, in lab, 1987 S Braude
  • 1014 View of pregnant "queen", in lab, 1984. S Braude
  • 1087 Side view of mole-rat in tunnel. J Visser
  • 1088 Close-up of head and forelimb. J Visser

    Family CAPROMYIDAE - Hutias

    Capromys pilorides - Cuban hutia - Cuba and nearby islands
  • 1238 Side view, entire animal in view, Seattle Zoo, WA, 1993. D G Huckaby

    Geocapromys ingrahami - Bahama Island hutia - Plana Cays, Bahama
  • 871 Oblique view, foraging, East Plana Cay, Bahama Islands, 1966. G C Clough

    Family CASTORIDAE - Beavers

    Castor canadensis - Beaver - North America
  • 247 Recently constructed canal along edge of pond, Central Square, Oswego Co, NY, USA, 1978. J A Lackey
  • 248 Tracks and small mud pile removed from canal by beaver, Oswego Co, NY, USA, 1978. J A Lackey
  • 408 Beaver swimming, Gallatin Co, MT, USA, 1975. J G Hall
  • 409 Outside of lodge at water's edge, Central Square, Oswego Co, NY, USA, 1978. J A Lackey
  • 410 View of dam from downstream side, near Pike's Peak, CO, USA, 1961. D A Sutton
  • 1239 Sitting, facing camera, tail and feet in view, showing webbing between toes of hind feet, Portland Zoo, Portland, OR, 1993. D G Huckaby
  • 1316 View of beaver pond, lodge, and dam, near Mt. McKinley [Denali], Alaska, 1989. T L Best
  • 1317 Tree stump and trunk showing gnawing by beaver, McCurtain Co., OK, 1968. T L Best

    Family CAVIIDAE - Cavies and allies

    Dolichotis patagonum - Mara; Patagonian cavy or "hare" - S South America
  • 545 Side view, Frankfurt Zoo, West Germany, 1971. M A Rosenthal
  • 791 Two adults and two young, Valdez Peninsula, Chubut Province, Argentina, 1983. C E Chehebar
  • 792 Two young, Valdez Peninsula, Chubut Province, Argentina, 1983. C E Chehebar
  • 1318 Side view, feet and limbs visible, Denver Zoo, CO. B J Bergdtrom

    Galea musteloides - Rock cavy - W South America
  • 998 Side view, Argentina. J Rood

    Microcavia australis - Desert cavy - W South America
  • 999 Side view, Argentina. J Rood

    Family CHINCHILLIDAE - Chinchillas, Viscachas

    Chinchilla lanigera - Chinchilla - W South America
  • 68 Front view of captive. R Altig

    Lagidium viscacia - Mountain viscacha - South America
  • 788 Sitting upright on boulder, Mendoza Province, Argentina, 1982. C E Chehebar

    Family CTENOMYIDAE - Tuco-tucos

    Ctenomys boliviensis - Bolivian tuco-tuco - W South America
  • 1178 Ventral view of skull and dorsal view of mandible (black and white photograph), Mus. Southwestern Biol., Univ. New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 1991. R B Forbes
  • 1179 Lateral view of skulls and mandibles of Ctenomys boliviensis (right, No. 59442) and Pappogeomys castonops (left), illustrating histricomorph (Ctenomys) and sciuromorph (Pappogeomys) cranial characters, Mus. Southwestern Biol., Univ. New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 1991. R B Forbes

    Ctenomys fulvus - Tuco-tuco - N Argentina and N Chile
  • 749 Side view, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, 1983. G C Hickman

    Family DASYPROCTIDAE (including Cuniculidae) - Pacas, Agoutis

    Dasyprocta azarae - Agouti - Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
  • 790 Pair, sitting, Buenos Aires Zoo, Argentina, 1982. C E Chehebar

    Dasyprocta fuliginosa - Agouti - Central and South America
  • 687 Side view of head, Houston Zoo, TX, USA, 1979. R W Van Devender

    Dasyprocta rutanica - Agouti - Ruatan Island off northern Honduras
  • 1369 Side view, Ruatan I., 1996. T L Lee, Jr.

    Dasyprocta sp. - Agouti - Central and South America
  • 415 Side view, digging, Valley Zoo, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 1979. J O Murie
  • 416 Animal grooming, Valley Zoo, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 1979. J O Murie

    Myoprocta acouchy - Acuchi - South America
  • 79 Side view, Nat. Zool. Park, Washington, DC, USA. (contributed by J F Eisenberg)

    Family DIPODIDAE - Jerboas

    Allactaga elater - Five-toed jerboa - SW Asia
  • 80 Side view, Nat. Zool. Park, Washington, DC, USA. (contributed by J F Eisenberg)
  • 1240 Side view, hind limbs and tail in view, Bukhara Region (Kyzylkum Desert), Uzbekistan. K Rogovin

    Dipus sagitta - Northern three-toed jerboa; rough-legged jerboa - C Asia
  • 1241 Side view, entire animal in view, Dagestan, Russia (NW Kaspium region). K Rogovin

    Jaculus jaculus - Lesser Egyptian jerboa - N Africa; SW Asia
  • 557 Side view, Prague Zoo, Czechoslovakia, 1977. M Andera

    Jaculus orientalis - Desert jerboa - N Africa
  • 81 Side view, Nat. Zool. Park, Washington, DC, USA. (contributed by J F Eisenberg)

    Napaeozapus insignis - Woodland jumping mouse - NE North America
  • 113 Oblique view, Paul Smiths (Adirondack Mts.), NY, USA, 1975. L Elliott

    Salpingotus kozlovi - Three-toed dwarf jerboa - Mongolia, China
  • 1242 View from nearly above, somewhat distant, entire animal in view, eastern Gobi Desert, Mongolia. K Rogovin

    Stylodipus andrewsi - Thick-tailed three-toed jerboa - Mongolia, China
  • 1243 Side view, entire animal in view, Altai Mountain foothills, Gobi Desert, Mongolia. K Rogovin

    Zapus princeps - Western jumping mouse - W North America
  • 1110 Dorsolateral view of caged mouse, Mono Lake, Mono Co, CA, USA, 1981. J Harris

    Family Dinomyidae - Pacarana

    Dinomys branickii - Pacarana - Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia
  • 1366 Side view, sitting, San Diego Zoo, CA, 1995. D G Huckaby

    Family ERETHIZONTIDAE - New World Porcupines

    Coendou prehensilis - Prehensile-tailed porcupine - South America
  • 82 Side view, 45 km south of Calabozo, Guarico, Venezuela, 1977. P V August

    Erethizon dorsatum - Porcupine - North America
  • 83 Side view, Clarion, PA, USA, 1973. G L Twiest
  • 870 Side view of fetus including umbilical cord and placenta, with scale, Watertown, NY, USA, 1972. D C Gordon

    Family GEOMYIDAE - Pocket Gophers

    Geomys bursarius - Plains pocket gopher - C North America
  • 690 Side view, showing feet, 1981. G C Hickman

    Geomys pinetis - Southeastern pocket gopher - SE USA
  • 1244 Side view, animal on surface of ground; tail, ears, forefeet visible, Lower Wekiva River State Preserve, Seminole Co., FL, 1990. J D McMurtray

    Pappogeomys castanops - Yellow-faced pocket gopher - SC North America
  • 691 Side view, showing feet, 1981. G C Hickman
  • 692 Ventral view, showing front feet, everted cheek-pouches, and incisors, 1981. G C Hickman

    Thomomys bottae - Botta's pocket gopher - W North America
  • 254 Close-up of female's head, Red Bluff, CA, USA, 1969. R H Barrett

    Thomomys mazama - Western pocket gopher - NW Washington to N California
  • 1319 Supspecies yelmensis, side view, digging, Weir Prairie, Thurston Co., WA. W P Leonard

    Thomomys talpoides - Northern pocket gopher - W North America
  • 688 Side view, 1981. G C Hickman
  • 689 Ventral view, showing front feet, cheek-pouches, and incisors, 1981. G C Hickman

    Family HETEROMYIDAE - Kangaroo Rats and allies

    Chaetodipus arenarius - Sand pocket mouse - Baja California, Mexico
  • 1320 Side view, feet and tail visible, Santa Rita, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 1989. T L Best

    Chaetodipus baileyi - Bailey's pocket mouse - SW North America
  • 1245 Side view, entire animal in view, Cochise Co., AZ, 1993. R B Forbes

    Chaetodipus californicus - California pocket mouse S & C California, USA & NC Baja California, Mexico
  • 1093 Oblique view from above, Kelso Valley, Kern Co, CA, USA, 1988. J Harris

    Chaetodipus fallax - San Diego Pocket Mouse - SW USA to WC Baja California, Mexico
  • 1094 Side view of hand-held mouse, showing feet, tail and head, Anza Borrego State Park, San Diego Co, CA, USA, 1981. J Harris

    Chaetodipus intermedius - Rock pocket mouse - SW North America
  • 1180 Subspecies ater (melanistic form), oblique front view, lab animal (source of individual not known), 1991. R B Forbes
  • 1181 Side view, typically colored individual, lab animal (source of individual not known), 1991. R B Forbes

    Chaetodipus nelsoni - Nelson pocket mouse - Chihuahuan desert plateau from SE New Mexico and W Texas, USA to Ciudad San Luis Potosi, Mexico
  • 1321 Side view, hind feel and tail visible, King Mountain, Upton Co., TX, 1993. T L Best

    Chaetodipus penicillatus - Desert pocket mouse SE California & S Nevada, USA to San Luis Potosi, Mexico
  • 1095 Oblique view, 30 mi. E of Lancaster, CA, USA, 1979. A I Roest

    Chaetodipus spinatus - Spiny pocket mouse SW North America
  • 751 Dorsal view, hand-held, Anza-Borrego State Park, CA, USA, 1981. J Harris

    Dipodomys agilis - Pacific kangaroo rat - SW North America
  • 417 Side view of captive, Irvine, CA, USA, 1972. P L Meserve
  • 1322 Side view, hind feet and tail visible, Wrightwood, Los Angeles Co., CA, 1990. T L Best

    Dipodomys compactus - Gulf Coast or Padre Island kangaroo rat - Padre Island, Texas
  • 1323 Side view, feet and tail visible, Padre Island, Kleberg Co., TX, 1990. T L Best

    Dipodomys deserti - Desert kangaroo rat - Deserts of E California, to S and W Nevada, SW Utah, W and SC Arizona [USA], NW Sonora and NE Baja Califormia Norte (Mexico)
  • 1324 Side view from above, feet and tail visible, Pichacho, Pinal Co., AZ, 1994.

    Dipodomys elephantinus - Big-eared kangaroo rat - WC California in San Benito and Monterey Cos
  • 1325 Dorsolateral view, most of tail visible, Pinnacles, San Benito Co., CA, 1984. T L Best

    Dipodomys gravipes - San Quintin kandaroo rat - NW Baja California Norte, Mexico
  • 1326 Side view, feet and tail visible, El Rosario, Baja California Norte, Mexico, 1989. T L Best

    Dipodomys heermanni - Heermann's (including Morro Bay subspecies) kangaroo rat - SW North America
  • 255 Side view, Red Bluff, CA, USA, 1969. R H Barrett
  • 1096 Subsp. morroensis, oblique view from above, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA. 1979. A I Roest

    Dipodomys ingens - Giant kangaroo rat - California, USA
  • 787 Oblique view, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, 1982. S E Braun
  • 1097 Two kangaroo rats tussling in territorial combat, Elkhorn Plain, San Luis Obispo Co, CA, USA, 1988. J Harris

    Dipodomys insularis - San Jose Island kangaroo rat - San Jose Island, Gulf of California, Baja California Sur, Mexico
  • 1327 Side view, hind feet and tail visible, Isla San Jose, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 1989. T L Best

    Dipodomys merriami - Merriam kangaroo rat - NW Nevada and NE California to Texas [USA], south to Baja California Sur, N Sinaloa, and Mexican Plateau to San Luis Potosi [Mexico]
  • 1328 Side view, feet and tail visible, Santa Rita Experimental Range, Pima Co., AZ, 1993. T L Best

    Dipodomys nelsoni - Nelson kangaroo rat - Mexican Plateau from N Coahuila and S Chihuahua to San Luis Potosi and S Nuevo Leon [Mexico]
  • 1329 Side view, feet and tail visible, hand-held, General Cepeda, Coahuila, Mexico, 1986. T L Best

    Dipodomys nitratoides - Fresno kangaroo rat - WC California, USA
  • 1098 Oblique view of animal feeding on seeds from a person's hand, Elkhorn Plain, San Luis Obispo Co, CA, USA, 1988. J Harris
  • 1330 Side view, feet and tail visible, Buttonwillow, Kern Co., CA, 1990. T L Best

    Dipodomys ordii - Ord's kangaroo rat - W North America
  • 560 Side view, hand-held, Nat. Grassland, KS, USA, 1978. P Waser
  • 693 Ventral view of skull, dorsal view of lower jaw, OK, USA, 1979. R W Van Devender
  • 1099 Dorsolateral view from behind, showing feet, tail & head, Mono Lake, Mono Co, CA, USA, 1987. J Harris
  • 1352 View from side and above, feet and tail visible, C D Grondahl

    Dipodomys panamintinus - Panamint kangaroo rat - Deserts of E California and W Nevada
  • 1331 Side view, feet and tail visible, Pearblossum, Los Angeles Co., CA, 1988. T L Best

    Dipodomys simulans - Dulzura kangaroo rat - Pacific coastal regions of S California and N Baja California
  • 1332 Side view, feet and part of tail visible, Colonia Vicente Guerrero, Baja California Norte, Mexico, 1989. T L Best

    Dipodomys spectabilis - Banner-tailed kangaroo rat - SW North America
  • 561 Dorso-lateral view, Portal, AZ, USA, 1979. P Waser
  • 1333 Side view, Pedro Armendariz lava field, Socorro Co., NM, 1991. T L Best
  • 1334 Mound with burrow entrances, Lordsburg, Hidalgo Co., NM, 1989. T L Best

    Dipodomys venustus - Narrow-faced or Santa Cruz kangaroo rat - San Francisco Bat to Estero Bay (WC California)
  • 1335 Side view, feet and tail visible, Felton, Santa Cruz, CA, 1990. T L Best

    Heteromys anomalus - Spiny pocket mouse - South America
  • 86 Side view of adult male, Parque Nacional Guatapo, Miranda, Venezuela, 1977. P V August

    Microdipodops megacephalus - Dark kangaroo mouse - SW North America
  • 1100 Dorsolateral view, Mono Lake, Mono Co, CA, USA, 1988. J Harris

    Perognathus alticola - Mount Pinos pocket mouse - Calif, USA
  • 695 Subsp. inexpectatus, side view of adult male, Kern Co, CA, USA, 1980. J M Sulentich

    Perognathus amplus - Arizona pocket mouse - W and C Arizona, USA to NW Sonora, Mexico
  • 1336 Side view, feet and tail visible, Santa Rita Experimental Range, Pima Co., AZ, 1993. T L Best

    Perognathus flavescens - Plains pocket mouse - SC North America
  • 694 Oblique view, Antelope Co, NE, USA, 1980. B L Clauson
  • 1337 Side view, hind feet and tail visible, Petroglyphs Nat. Monument. Albuquerque, NM, 1995. R B Forbes

    Perognathus flavus - Silky pocket mouse - W USA; N Mexico
  • 562 Side view, N AZ, USA, 1973. J O Wolff
  • 1182 Subspecies flavus, side view, Sandoval Co., NM, 1991. R B Forbes
  • 1338 Side view, feet and tail visible, Carlsbad Caverns Nat. Park, Eddy Co., NM, 1991. T L Best

    Perognathus merriami - Merriam's pocket mouse - S New Mexico and Texas, N Mexico
  • 1246 Side view, entire animal in view, San Angelo, TX, 1985. T E Lee, Jr.

    Perognathus parvus - Great Basin pocket mouse - W North America
  • 752 Side view, Mono Lake, CA, USA, 1981. J Harris

    Perognathus xanthanotus - Yellow-eared pocket mouse - California, USA
  • 753 Side view of captive, Kern Co, CA, USA, 1982. J M Sulentich

    Family HYDROCHAERIDAE - Capybara

    Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris - Capybara - Central and South America
  • 670 Swimming, Isla Salamanca, Departamento Magdalena, Colombia, 1971. C H Tyndale-Biscoe 671 Feeding on grass, Cali, Colombia, 1971. C H Tyndale-Biscoe

    Family HYSTRICIDAE - Old World Porcupines

    Hystrix cristata - North African crested porcupine - N Africa; S Europe
  • 563 Side view, captive from Ethiopia, Riverbanks Zool. Park, Columbia, SC, USA, 1977. A H Shoemaker

    Family MURIDAE - Old World Rats and Mice

    Acomys cahirinus - Egyptian spiny mouse - Africa; SW Asia
  • 567 Side view, Prague Zoo, Czechoslovakia, 1978. M Andera
  • 762 Oblique view, dark commensal form, Tolworth Laboratory Studio, Surrey, England, 1982. E J Taylor

    Aethomys namaquensis - Rock rat - S Africa
  • 1101 Side view, Clanwilliam, Cape Province, Rep. South Africa. J Visser

    Akodon longipilis - South American field mouse - South America
  • 411 Side view of captive, Parque Nacional Fray Jorge, Coquimbo, Chile, 1974. P L Meserve

    Akodon olivaceus - South American field mouse - South America
  • 412 Side view of captive, Parque Nacional Fray Jorge, Coquimbo, Chile, 1974. P L Meserve

    Apodemus agrarius - Striped field mouse - Asia and C Europe
  • 785 Oblique view, Moravia, Czechoslovakia, 1979. M Andera

    Apodemus flavicollis - Yellow-necked mouse - Europe and Asia Minor
  • 564 Oblique view, South Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1978. M Andera

    Apodemus sylvaticus - Wood mouse - Eurasia and NW Africa
  • 565 Side view, Sumava Mountains, Czechoslovakia, 1980. M Andera

    Apodemus uralensis - Field mouse - E Europe, Asia Minor
  • 948 Lateral view, Zitny ostrov, South Slovakia, Czechoslovakia, 1984. M Andera

    Arvicola terrestris - Water vole - Eurasia
  • 748 Oblique view, Tolworth Laboratory Studio, Surrey, England, 1976. E J Taylor

    Baiomys taylori - Northern pygmy mouse - S North America
  • 72 Front view, eastern Texas, 1972. J L Wolfe
  • 1164 Side view, Luna Co., NM, 1991. R B Forbes

    Bandicota bengalensis - Lesser bandicoot rat - SE Asia to Sumatra and Java
  • 764 Side view of captive, Tolworth Laboratory Studio, Surrey, England, 1974. E J Taylor

    Bolomys lasiurus - South American field mouse - E Brazil
  • 551 Oblique view of slightly anesthetized animal, 1980. S F Reis and M V Dellape

    Cannomys badius - Lesser bamboo rat - Nepal, Assam, Burma, Thailand
  • 869 Oblique view of face with mouth open, in grassy vegetation, Thailand, 1983. C J Phillips

    Chelemys macronyx - Field mole mouse - S South America
  • 1015 Subspecies vestitus, side view of Reserva Nacional Coyhaique, X1 Region, Chile, 1987. D Kelt

    Chinchillula sahamae - Achulla - Peru; Chile; Bolivia; Argentina
  • 746 Side view, freshly-killed, Ulla Ulla, Bolivia, 1980. Justine Anderson

    Chrotomys gonzalesi - Luzon striped rat - Philippines
  • 1249 Side view, part of tail not in view, Mt. Isarog, Luzon, Philippines, 1988. E Rickart

    Clethrionomys gapperi - Southern red-backed vole - N North America
  • 69 Side view, Paul Smiths (Adirondack Mountains), NY, USA, 1975. L Elliott

    Clethrionomys glareolus - Bank vole - Eurasia
  • 546 Side view, South Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1976. M Andera
  • 1247 Side view, entire animal in view, Sumava Mts., Czech Republic, 1992. M Andera

    Cricetulus barabensis - Gray or long-tailed hamsters - C Eurasia from SE Europe to Korea
  • 1165 Side view, Prague Zoo, Czechoslovakia, 1990. M Andera

    Cricetus cricetus - Black-bellied hamster - Eurasia
  • 782 Side view, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1981. M Andera

    Dasymys incomtus - African marsh rat - E, W and SE Africa
  • 570 Captive from Dargle, Natal, South Africa. K Willan

    Dendromus melanotis - African climbing mouse - Africa
  • 1089 Front view of mouse sitting on branch, J Visser

    Dendromus sp. - African climbing mouse - S Africa
  • 87 Side view, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 1974. Zool. Dept., Univ. of Natal, South Africa

    Dicrostonyx groenlandicus - Collared lemming - N North America and N Eurasia
  • 71 Side view, Bjorne Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, NW Territories, Canada, 1973. R Riewe

    Gerbillurus paeba - Sand rat - S Africa
  • 77 Front view, Swakopmund, South Africa. J Visser

    Gerbillurus setzeri - Southern pygmy gerbil - Namibia
  • 1090 Side view of male. J Visser

    Irenomys tarsalis - Chilean rat - SW South America
  • 684 Hand-held animal, San Martin Experimental Forest, Valdivia Province, Chile, 1981. P L Meserve

    Leggadina forresti - Forrest's mouse - C Australia
  • 418 Side view, captive from Innamincka, South Australia. Inst. Med. & Vet. Sci., Adelaide, 1975. H J Aslin

    Lemmiscus curtatus - Sagebrush vole - W North America
  • 947 Dorso-lateral view of adult female, raised in lab colony, Pocatello, ID, USA, 1985. T R Mullican
  • 1339 Side view, tail visible, 1960. M L Johnson

    Lemniscomys rosalia - Single-striped grass rat - W, E, SE Africa
  • 571 Captive from Kyle Dam Nat. Park, Zimbabwe. K Willan

    Leporillus conditor - Stick-nest rat - SC Australia
  • 420 Oblique view of captive from Nuyts Archipelago, South Australia. Inst. Med. & Vet. Sci., Adelaide, 1972. H J Aslin

    Malacothrix typica - Gerbil mouse; Long-eared mouse - S Africa
  • 91 Side view, Victoria West, South Africa, 1974. J Visser

    Melomys cervinipes - Fawn-footed melomys - E Australia
  • 566 Side view, Paluma, N Queensland, Australia, 1975. P K Anderson

    Meriones shawi - Morocco jird - N Africa
  • 745 Front view, close-up, Tolworth Laboratory Studio, Surrey, England, 1982. E J Taylor

    Meriones unguiculatus - Mongolian jird - SW Siberia; Mongolia; N China
  • 556 Side view, Prague Zoo, Czechoslovakia, 1977. M Andera

    Micromys minutus - Eurasian harvest mouse - N British Isles; most of Eurasia
  • 763 Oblique view of animal climbing, Tolworth Laboratory Studio, Surrey, England, 1974. E J Taylor

    Microtus agrestis - Field vole - N Eurasia
  • 547 Side view, South Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1976. M Andera

    Microtus chrotorrhinus - Rock vole; Yellow-nosed vole - North America
  • 250 Side view of anterior part of body, Adirondack Mountains, NY, USA. K L Crowell

    Microtus longicaudus - Long-tailed vole - W North America
  • 1157 Subspecies longicaudus, lateral view of adult, Sandia Mts., Bernalillo Co., NM, 1991. R B Forbes

    Microtus mexicanus - Mexican vole - SW USA to Mexico
  • 1158 Subspecies guadalupensis, adult female with neonate, Sandia Mts., Bernalillo Co., NM, 1991. R B Forbes
  • 1159 Subspecies guadalupensis (left), Microtus longicaudus longicaudus (right, larger), shown for comparison of characteristics, both from Sandia Mts., Bernalillo Co., NM, 1991. R B Forbes

    Microtus ochrogaster - Prairie vole - C North America
  • 1160 Side view, in simulated grassland environment, IL, 1990. D G Mikesic

    Microtus oeconomus - Tundra vole - Alaska and Eurasia
  • 781 Oblique view, Zitny ostrov, Czechoslovakia, 1983. M Andera

    Microtus pennsylvanicus - Meadow vole; Meadow mouse - North America
  • 70 Side view, Ann Arbor, Mich, USA, 1975. L L Master

    Microtus subterraneus - European pine vole - C Europe, south to Balkans; NE USSR)
  • 747 Front view of two adults, Mammals Research Inst., Polish Acad. of Sciences, 1982. W Bogdanowicz
  • 786 Oblique view, Bialowieza, Poland, 1983. W Bogdanowicz
  • 1161 Oblique front view, Strazov, W Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1990. M Andera

    Mus minutoides - African pygmy mouse - Africa
  • 1102 Oblique view. J Visser

    Mus musculus - House mouse - Cosmopolitan
  • 92 Side view, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 1975. L L Master
  • 754 Side view of mouse in pantry, Tolworth Laboratory Studio, Surrey, England, 1980. E J Taylor

    Myomys verreauxii - African soft-furred rat - Africa
  • 93 Side view of captive from Victoria West, South Africa, 1975. J Visser

    Myospalax myospalax - Siberian zokor - C Asia
  • 555 Oblique view of captive, Novosibirsk, USSR, 1967. P K Anderson
  • 1251 Three-quarter view from front, feet in view but not tail, Altai, Russia. K Rogovin

    Nannospalax leucodon - Palestine mole-rat - SE Europe; Asia Minor
  • 672 Side view, 1981. G C Hickman
  • 673 Close-up of head, showing incisors and forefeet, 1981. G C Hickman

    Neotoma cinerea - Bushy-tailed woodrat - W North America
  • 1166 Subspecies fusca, side view, Tillamook Co., OR, 1988. R B Forbes
  • 1351 Side view, posterior part of tail not in view, C D Grondahl

    Neotoma floridana - Eastern woodrat - SE North America
  • 1016 Front view, Riley Co, KS, 1986. D Post

    Neotoma fuscipes - Dusky-footed woodrat - West coast of North America
  • 414 Oblique view, Irvine, CA, USA, 1972. P L Meserve

    Neotoma lepida - Desert woodrat - W North America
  • 1252 Side view, all parts visible except tip of tail, Near Pioneertown, San Bernardino Co., CA, 1991. D G Huckaby

    Neotoma mexicana - Mexican woodrat - SW USA to Guatemala
  • 1167 Subspecies scopulorum, side view, Socorro Co., NM, 1991. R B Forbes

    Notomys cervinus - Fawn hopping mouse - SC Australia
  • 419 Side view of captive, Inst. Med. & Vet. Sci., Adelaide, Australia, 1977. H J Aslin

    Ondatra zibethicus - Muskrat - USA and Canada except extreme northern Alaska and Canada
  • 1162 Lateral view of adult feeding at edge of water, Albuquerque, NM, 1991. R B Forbes
  • 1163 Lodge, Dickinson Co., IA, 1987. R B Forbes

    Onychomys arenicola - Mearns' grasshopper mouse - SW North America
  • 1168 Side view, Dona Ana Co., NM, 1991. R B Forbes

    Onychomys leucogaster - Northern grasshopper mouse - W USA, SW Canada, NE Mexico
  • 253 Close-up view of anterior part of body, TX, USA, 1968. R K LaVal
  • 1017 Side view, in lab, 1987. G C Rinker
  • 1169 Side view, Portal, Chochise, AZ, 1990. R B Forbes

    Onychomys torridus - Southern grasshopper mouse - SW USA, NW Mexico
  • 1170 Oblique front view, Portal, Cochise, AZ, 1991. R B Forbes

    Oryzomys alfaroi - Rice rat - Central and South America
  • 679 Side view of adult male, Monteverde, Costa Rica, 1979. Stephen Anderson

    Oryzomys capito - Rice rat - Central and South America
  • 75 Side view, Parque Nacional Guatapo, Miranda, Venezuela, 1977. P V August

    Oryzomys nitidus - Rice rat - South America
  • 548 Side view, animal in cage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1980. S F Reis and M V Dellape

    Oryzomys palustris - Rice rat - North and Central America
  • 252 Front view, E Baton Rouge Parish, LA, USA, 1966. R K LaVal

    Otomys unisulcatus - African swamp rat - South Africa
  • 1091 Side view. J Visser

    Otomys sp. - Swamp rat - S Africa
  • 90 Side view, Port Nolloth, South Africa. J Visser

    Ototylomys phyllotis - Big-eared climbing rat - Central America
  • 553 Profile of caged animal, The Museum, Michigan State Univ., MI, USA, 1980. C S St. Clair and A S Ahl

    Pachyuromys duprasi - Fat-tailed gerbil - N Africa
  • 683 Side view of captive adult female, 1964. E C Oaks

    Parotomys littledalei - Karroo rat - Namibia & South Africa
  • 1092 Oblique view. J Visser

    Peromyscus boylii - Brush mouse - SW USA to El Salvador
  • 1171 Subspecies rowleyi, side view, Grant Co., NM, 1991. R B Forbes

    Peromyscus difficilis - Rock mouse - Colorado to S Mexico
  • 1172 Subspecies griseus, dorsolateral view, Carizozo Lava Beds, Lincoln Co., NM, 1991. R B Forbes

    Peromyscus eremicus - Cactus mouse - SW USA, NM Mexico
  • 1173 Dorsolateral view, Grant Co., NM, 1991. R B Forbes

    Peromyscus gossypinus - Cotton mouse - SE North America
  • 677 Side view, adult male, Bladen Co, NC, USA, 1979. R W Van Devender
  • 678 Close-up view of head of adult male, Bladen Co, NC, USA, 1979. R W Van Devender

    Peromyscus leucopus - White-footed mouse - North America
  • 73 Side view of subsp. noveboracensis, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 1975. L L Master
  • 251 Animal infested with botfly (Cuterebra) larvae, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 1974. L L Master
  • 1174 Subspecies tornillo, oblique front view, Bernalillo Co., NM, 1991. R B Forbes

    Peromyscus maniculatus - Prairie deer mouse - E North America
  • 74 Oblique view of subsp. bairdii, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 1975. L L Master
  • 1175 Subspecies rufinus, lateral view, Socorro Co., NM, 1991, R B Forbes

    Peromyscus mexicanus - Naked-footed deer mouse - Central America
  • 675 Dorsal view of adult male, Monteverde, Costa Rica, 1979. Stephen Anderson
  • 676 Side view of female with 20-day-old young clinging to nipples, Monteverde, Costa Rica, 1979. Stephen Anderson

    Peromyscus truei - Pinyon mouse - Mexico, SW USA
  • 1176 Subspecies truei, lateral view, standing on hind legs, Socorro Co., NM, 1991. R B Forbes

    Phloeomys cumingi - Slender-tailed cloud rat - S Luzon, Marinduque, and Catanduanes Is.
  • 1365 Side view, front feet visible [hind feet and tail not visible], Nat. Zoological Park, Washington, D.C., 1994. D G Huckaby

    Phodopus roborovskii - Dwarf hamster - C Asia
  • 1000 Side view of captive, 1977. M Andera

    Phodopus sungorus - Striped hairy-footed hamster - C Asia
  • 554 Dorso-lateral view of captive, Moscow, USSR, 1967. P K Anderson

    Phyllotis darwini - Leaf-eared mouse - South America
  • 413 Dorso-lateral view of captive, Parque Nacional Fray Jorge, Coquimbo, Chile, 1974. P L Meserve

    Podomys floridanus - Florida mouse - Peninsular Florida, USA
  • 879 Side view. F Sunquist

    Pseudomys nanus - Western chestnut mouse - N Australia
  • 423 Side view, captive from Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. Inst. Med. & Vet. Sci., Adelaide, 1978. H J Aslin

    Rattus exulans - Polynesian rat - SE Asia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Hawaii
  • 761 Side view, Tolworth Laboratory Studio, Surrey, England, 1974. E J Taylor

    Rattus fuscipes - Southern bush rat - S & E Australia
  • 421 Antero-dorsal view of captive, subsp. greyi, from Spring Mount, South Australia. Inst. Med. & Vet. Sci., Adelaide, 1972. H J Aslin

    Rattus norwegicus - Norway rat - Cosmopolitan
  • 755 Female at nest with 11 new-born, Tolworth Laboratory Studio, Surrey, England, 1979. E J Taylor
  • 756 Three rats in warehouse, Tolworth Laboratory Studio, Surrey, England, 1981. E J Taylor
  • 757 Oblique view of rat swimming, Tolworth Laboratory Studio, Surrey, England, 1980. E J Taylor
  • 758 Side view, on sewer pipe, Tolworth Laboratory Studio, Surrey, England, 1980. E J Taylor

    Rattus rattus - Black rat - Cosmopolitan
  • 759 Side view, subsp. alexandrinus on conduit, Tolworth Lab. Studio, Surrey, England, 1978. E J Taylor
  • 760 Side view, subsp. rattus climbing vertical power line, Tolworth Lab. Studio, Surrey, England, 1981. E J Taylor

    Reithrodontomys humulis - Eastern harvest mouse - SE North America
  • 685 Side view of captive, Bladen Co, NC, USA, 1979. R W Van Devender

    Reithrodontomys megalotis - Western harvest mouse - W USA, Mexico
  • 1018 Side view, in lab, 1986. G C Rinker

    Rhabdomys pumilio - Four-striped grass mouse - E & S Africa
  • 568 Captive from Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. K Willan

    Rhombomys opimus - Great gerbil - China to Iran
  • 1248 Animal sitting upright, entirely in view, Trans-Altai Gobi, Mongolia. K Rogovin

    Rhynchomys isarogensis - Shrewlike rat - Philippines
  • 1250 Side view, entire animal in view, Mt. Isarog, Luzon, Philippines, 1988. E Rickart

    Saccostomus campestris - African pouched rat - S Africa
  • 89 Side view, Inhambane, Mozambique, 1974. Zool. Dept., Univ. of Natal, South Africa

    Sigmodon fulviventer - Tawny-bellied cotton rat - SW United States; N Mexico
  • 549 Dorso-lateral view of captive, The Museum, Michigan State Univ., MI, USA, 1980. C S St. Clair and A S Ahl

    Sigmodon hispidus - Hispid cotton rat - Central and North America
  • 76 Side view of captive. R H Baker
  • 1177 Subspecies berlandieri, side view, Luna Co., NM, 1991. R B Forbes

    Steatomys krebsii - Fat mouse - Africa
  • 88 Oblique view, Cape Point, South Africa, 1975. J Visser

    Synaptomys cooperi - Southern bog lemming - NE North America
  • 682 Side view, Brighton, Mich, USA, 1981. L L Master

    Tachyoryctes splendens - East African mole-rat - E Africa
  • 696 Oblique view, 1981. G C Hickman
  • 697 Side view of mole-rat digging, 1981. G C Hickman

    Tatera afra - Large naked-soled gerbil - Africa
  • 78 Side view, Victoria West, South Africa, 1974. J Visser

    Tatera leucogaster - Bushveld gerbil - S Africa
  • 550 Captive from Ndumu Game Reserve, Zululand. K Willan

    Tylomys nudicaudus - Peters' climbing rat - Central America
  • 552 Profile of caged animal, The Museum, Michigan State Univ., MI, USA, 1980. C S St. Clair and A S Ahl

    Tylomys watsoni - Watson's climbing rat - Central America
  • 681 Side view, subadult male, Monteverde, Costa Rica, 1979. Stephen Anderson

    Zyzomys woodwardi - Large rock-rat - N Australia
  • 422 Side view, captive from Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. Inst. Med. & Vet. Sci., Adelaide, 1978. H J Aslin

    Family MYOCASTORIDAE - Nutrias

    Myocastor coypus - Nutria - S South America; introduced widely
  • 1019 Side view, Alton Baker Park, Eugene, OR, USA, 1988. R B Forbes

    Family MYOXIDAE - Dormice

    Eliomys quercinus - Garden dormouse - Europe, E Asia
  • 1253 Side view, entire animal in view, Sumava Mts., Czech Republic, 1993. M Andera

    Graphiurus murinus - African dormouse - S Africa
  • 84 Side view, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, 1974. Zool. Dept., Univ. of Natal, South Africa

    Graphiurus ocularis - African dormouse - S Africa
  • 85 Side view, Bailey, Queenstown, South Africa. J Visser

    Muscardinus avellanarius - Hazel dormouse - Europe and Asia Minor
  • 558 Side view, South Slovakia, Czechoslovakia, 1980. M Andera

    Myoxus glis - Fat dormouse - Europe and Asia Minor
  • 559 Side view, C Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1980. M Andera

    Family OCTODONTIDAE - Octodontids

    Octodon degus - Degu - Chile
  • 949 Oblique view, Prague Zoo, Czechoslovakia, 1986. M Andera

    Spalacopus cyanus - Coruro - Chile
  • 765 Oblique view showing upper incisors, Metropolitana, Chile, 1983. G C Hickman

    Family SCIURIDAE - Squirrels

    Ammospermophilus harrisii - Harris antelope squirrel - Arizona to SW New Mexico, USA, and adjoining Sonora, Mexico
  • 1340 Side view, Organ Mtns, Dona Ana Co., NM, 1989. T L Best

    Ammospermophilus interpres - Texas antelope squirrel - SW North America
  • 798 Side view, tail arched over back, Sandoval Co, NM, USA, 1978. D J Hafner

    Ammospermophilus leucurus - White-tailed antelope squirrel - SW North America
  • 112 Side view, Riverside, CA, USA, 1977. J des Lauriers

    Ammospermophilus nelsoni - San Joaquin antelope squirrel - S California, USA
  • 1103 Dorsolateral view from front, showing underside of tail held over back, Elkhorn Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., CA, USA, 1989. J Harris

    Callosciurus erythraeus - Red-bellied squirrel - SE Asia
  • 429 Side view of captive, Taiwan, 1968. G S Jones

    Callosciurus prevostii - Prevost's squirrel; Tricolored squirrel - SE Asia
  • 430 Side view of captive, Riverbanks Zool. Park, Columbia, SC, USA. A H Shoemaker

    Cynomys gunnisoni - Gunnison's prairie dog - SW USA
  • 1183 Subspecies zuniensis, family group at burrow entrance, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM, 1991. R B Forbes
  • 1184 Side view of two erect adults, Rio Grande Zool. Park, Albuquerque, NM, 1987. R B Forbes

    Cynomys ludovicianus - Black-tailed prairie dog - C North America
  • 105 Side view, Wind Cave, SD, USA, 1976. G L Twiest

    Glaucomys sabrinus - Northern flying squirrel - N North America
  • 1020 Side view, descending tree, N M Wells

    Glaucomys volans - Southern flying squirrel - E USA, C Mexico
  • 1021 Individual sitting. N M Wells
  • 1022 Individual in flight, view from below. N M Wells

    Heliosciurus rufobrachium - Sun squirrel - Africa
  • 261 Side view, Gedi Historical Monument, Malindi, Kenya, 1972. G L Rathbun

    Marmota caligata - Hoary marmot - NW North America
  • 427 Side view, Highwood Pass, Alberta, Canada, 1978. J O Murie

    Marmota flaviventris - Yellow-bellied marmot - W North America
  • 106 Oblique view, Tioga Pass, Yosemite Nat. Park, CA, USA, 1975. J des Lauriers

    Marmota monax - Woodchuck - N & E North America
  • 107 Side view, Toledo, OH, USA, 1967. G L Twiest

    Marmota olympus - Olympic marmot - Washington, USA
  • 257 Side view, Olympic Nat. Park, WA, USA, 1975. G L Twiest

    Paraxerus cepapi - Yellow-footed squirrel - S Africa
  • 572 Kruger Nat. Park, South Africa. K Willan

    Petaurista petaurista - Giant flying squirrel - SE Asia
  • 431 Side view of captive, subsp. grandis, Taiwan, 1968. G S Jones

    Ratufa affinis - Cream-colored giant squirrel - Malaysia and Indonesia
  • 574 Side view of young adult Indonesian captive, Riverbanks Zool. Park, Columbia, SC, USA, 1980. A H Shoemaker

    Sciurus aberti - Abert's squirrel - SW North America
  • 424 Subspecies kaibabensis. Side view, perched on branch, Grand Canyon Nat. Park, AZ, USA, 1972. J G Hall
  • 1185 Side view, Mt. Graham, AZ, 1990. J L Koprowski
  • 1254 Side view, sitting in snow, Sulphur Canyon Picnic Area, Sandia Mts., Bernalillo Co., NM, 1992. R B Forbes

    Sciurus arizonensis - Arizona gray squirrel - C Arizona to extreme N C Sonora, Mexico
  • 1186 Side view, on large branch of tree, Ramsey Canyon, Huachuca Mts., AZ, 1990. J L Koprowski

    Sciurus carolinensis - Eastern Gray squirrel - E North America
  • 94 Side view, Battle Creek, MI, USA, 1964. G L Twiest
  • 95 Side view of melanistic form, Battle Creek, MI, USA, 1964. G L Twiest

    Sciurus griseus - Western gray squirrel - West coast, USA
  • 1104 Oblique view of adult, feeding, Morro Bay State Park, CA, USA, 1977. A I Roest
  • 1255 Side view, animal at full run/leap, Eugene, Lane Co., OR, 1992. R B Forbes

    Sciurus niger - Fox squirrel - E North America
  • 96 Side view, Muskegon, MI, USA, 1975. G L Twiest
  • 880 Side view, Georgetown County, SC, USA. A H Shoemaker

    Sciurus vulgaris - European tree squirrel - Europe & N Asia
  • 1105 Side view of red-phase squirrel sitting, feeding, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1989. M Andera
  • 1106 Side view of dark-phase squirrel sitting, feeding, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1989. M Andera

    Spermophilus armatus - Uinta ground squirrel - W North America
  • 256 Side view, Cottonwood Canyon, E of Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 1977. E C Oaks

    Spermophilus beecheyi - California ground squirrel - W North America
  • 101 Side view, Audio Visual Office, US Fish and Wildlife Service

    Spermophilus beldingi - Belding ground squirrel - W North America
  • 1107 Side view, Yosemite Nat Park, CA, USA, 1987. A I Roest

    Spermophilus citellus - European souslik - SE Europe
  • 1256 Curled, on straw, hibernating, Southern Bohemia, Czech Republic, 1994. M Andera

    Spermophilus columbianus - Columbian ground squirrel - W North America
  • 102 Side view, Glacier Nat. Park, MT, USA, 1975. G L Twiest

    Spermophilus elegans - Richardson's ground squirrel - W North America
  • 99 Side view, near burrow entrance, Yellowstone Nat. Park, WY, USA, 1975. G L Twiest
  • 1341 Side view at burrow entrance, Rocky Mountain Nat. Park, CO. B J Bergstrom

    Spermophilus franklinii - Franklin's ground squirrel - C North America
  • 104 Side view, Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada, 1974. L L Master

    Spermophilus lateralis - Golden-mantled ground squirrel - W North America
  • 100 Side view, Bear Lake, CO, USA, 1970. J T Brunson
  • 1108 Oblique view of a much darker and redder squirrel than #100, White Mts, Inyo Co, CA, USA, 1976. J Harris

    Spermophilus parryii - Arctic ground squirrel - N North America, N Asia
  • 426 Side view of two squirrels feeding, 1967. A Murie (contributed by J O Murie)

    Spermophilus tereticaudus - Round tail ground squirrel - SW USA, NW Mexico
  • 1187 Oblique view from above, animal resting on ground in shade, Tucson, AZ, 1990. N M Koprowski

    Spermophilus tridecemlineatus - Thirteen-lined ground squirrel - C North America
  • 103 Oblique view, Valentine, NE, USA, 1976. G L Twiest
  • 573 Close-up side view, MI, USA, 1975. M D Carleton

    Spermophilus variegatus - Rock squirrel - W North America
  • 951 Oblique view, CA, USA, 1983. R P Fontaine

    Spermophilus washingtoni - Washington ground squirrel - SE Washington & NC Oregon, USA
  • 1109 Side view, standing on hind legs, near Snake River, WA, USA, 1988. B J Betts

    Sundasciurus lowii Sunda tree squirrel - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and nearby islands, Borneo, Rhio Archipelago, Natuna Islands
  • 1364 Side view, on tree branch, carrying food in mouth, Nat. Zoological Park, Washington, D.C., 1994. D G Huckaby

    Tamias canipes - Gray-footed chipmunk - SE New Mexico, W Texas
  • 1342 Side view, in captivity, Jicarilla, Lincoln Co., NM, 1991. T L Best

    Tamias cinereicollis - Gray-collared chipmunk - C and E Arizona, C and SW New Mexico
  • 1343 Side view, Bear Trap Canyon, Socorro Co., NM, 1992. T L Best

    Tamias minimus - Least chipmunk - N & W North America
  • 108 Side view, Rocky Mountain Nat. Park, CO, USA, 1975. G L Twiest

    Tamias rufus - Hopi Chipmunk
  • 1344 Side view, Arches Nat. Park, Grand Co., UT, 1992. T L best

    Tamias speciosus - Lodgepole chipmunk - Sierra Nevada from Mt. Lasses to San Bernardino Mtns., California and W Nevada
  • 1345 Rear and side view, Lassen Volcanic Nat. Park, Shasta Co., CA, 1993. T L Best

    Tamias striatus - Eastern chipmunk - E North America
  • 110 Side view, Paul Smiths (Adirondack Mts.), NY, USA. L Elliott
  • 259 Showing full cheek-pouches, Paul Smiths (Adirondack Mts.), NY, USA, 1975. L Elliott

    Tamias townsendii - Townsend's chipmunk - W North America
  • 258 Side view, Diablo Lake, Whatcom Co, WA, USA. D Andersen (contributed by E C Oaks)
  • 950 Side view (closer than in #258), animal on fence, Audubon House, Portland, OR, USA, 1986. R B Forbes

    Tamias umbrinus - Colorado chipmunk - SW North America
  • 109 Side view, Rocky Mountain Nat. Park, CO, USA, 1975. G L Twiest

    Tamiasciurus douglasii - Chickaree, Douglas squirrel - W North America
  • 952 Oblique view of animal on branch, Audubon House, Portland, OR, USA, 1985. R B Forbes

    Tamiasciurus hudsonicus - Red squirrel - North America
  • 111 Side view, Lake Placid, NY, USA, 1972. L L Master
  • 260 Side view of subsp. ventorum near Big Piney, WY, USA, 1975. J des Lauriers
  • 826 Side view, in winter, AK, USA. J O Wolff
  • 827 View of extensive midden consisting of spruce cone-bracts, summer, AK, USA. J O Wolff

    Xerus rutilus - Unstriped ground squirrel - Africa
  • 766 Side view, sitting upright, Samburu, Kenya, 1978. C T Collins (contributed by D G Huckaby)

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