Order Rodentia
Links to Galleries of Rodent Species I have Encountered
Family Hystricidae: Old World porcupines
Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica)
Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
Malayan Porcupine or Himalayan Porcupine (Hystrix brachyura)
Family Erethizontidae: New World porcupines
North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
Brazilian Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
Andean or Quichua Porcupine (Coendou quichua)
Family Ctenodactylidae: Gundis
Common Gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi)
Family Petromuridae: Dassie Rat
Dassie Rat (Petromus typicus)
Family Caviidae: Cavies, including Guinea pigs and the Capybara
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Brazilian Guinea Pig (Cavia aperea)
Family Dasyproctidae: Agoutis
Brown Agouti (Dasyprocta variegata)
Azara's Agouti (Dasyprocta azarae)
Black Agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa)
Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata)
Red-rumped Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)
Family Echimyidae: Spiny Rats, Hutias, and Coypu
Nutria or Coypu (Myocastor coypus)
Suborder Sciuromorpha
Family Sciuridae: Squirrels, including Chipmunks, Prairie Dogs, Marmots
Genus Sciurus - Bush-tailed Squirrels
Kaibab squirrel (Sciurus aberti kaibabensis)
Abert’s Squirrel (Sciurus aberti aberti)
Arizona Gray Squirrel (Sciurus arizonensis)
Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Red-tailed Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis)
Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus)
Japanese Squirrel (Sciurus lis)
Ingram's or Southeastern Squirrel (Sciurus (Guerlinguetis) ingrami)
Apache (Mexican) Fox Squirrel (Sciurus nayaritensis)
Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
European Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Genus Tamiasciurus - Pine Squirrels
Douglas Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)
American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Family Sciuridae: Squirrels, including Chipmunks, Prairie Dogs, Marmots (Cont’d)
Genus Ammospermophilus - Antelope Squirrels
Harris’s Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisii)
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus)
San Joaquin (Nelson’s) Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelson)
Texas Antelope Squirrel (Amospermophilus interpres)
Family Sciuridae: Squirrels, including Chipmunks, Prairie Dogs, Marmots (Cont’d)
Genus Cynomys - Prairie dogs
Gunnison's Prairie Dog (Cynomys gunnisoni)
Utah Prairie Dog (Cynomys parvidens)
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
White-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys leucurus)
Family Sciuridae: Squirrels, including Chipmunks, Prairie Dogs, Marmots (Cont’d)
Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
Groundhog (Marmota monax)
Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata)
Gray or Altay Marmot (Marmota baibacina)
Olympic Marmot (Marmota olympus)
Vancouver Island Marmot (Marmota vancouverensis)
Himalayan Marmot (Marmota himalayana)
Alpine Marmot (Marmota marmota)
Family Sciuridae: Squirrels, including Chipmunks, Prairie Dogs, Marmots (Cont’d)
Genus Urocitellus - North American Ground Squirrels
Belding's Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi)
Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus brunneus)
Wyoming Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus elegans)
Uinta Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus armatus)
Columbian Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus columbianus)
Richardson’s Ground Squirrels (Urocitellus richardsonii)
Arctic Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus parryi)
Family Sciuridae: Squirrels, including Chipmunks, Prairie Dogs, Marmots (Cont’d)
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis lateralis)
Cascade Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus saturatus)
Long-tailed Siberian Souslik (Ground Squirrel) (Citellus undulatus)
Rio Grande Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys parvidens)
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus)
Franklin's Ground Squirrel (Poliocitellus franklinii)
Berdmore's Ground Squirrel (Menetes berdmorei)
Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma)
Round-tailed Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus)
Family Sciuridae: Squirrels, including Chipmunks, Prairie Dogs, Marmots (Cont’d)
Genus Neotamias - Chipmunks
Siskiyou chipmunk (Neotamias siskiyou)
Craters of the Moon Chipmunk (Neotamias cratericus)
Yellow-pine Chipmunk (Neotamias amoenus)
Uinta Chipmunk or Hidden Forest Chipmunk (Neotamias umbrinus)
Least Chipmunk (Neotamias minimus)
Cliff Chipmunk (Neotamias dorsalis)
Gray-collared Chipmunk (Neotamias cinereicollis)
Hopi Chipmunk, Neotamias rufus
Palmer's Chipmunk (Neotamias palmeri)
Panamint Chipmunk (Neotamias panamintinus)
Lodgepole Chipmunk (Neotamias speciosus)
Long-eared Chipmunk (Neotamias quadrimaculatus
Colorado Chipmunk (Neotamias quadrivittatus)
Townsend's Chipmunk (Neotamias townsendii)
Yellow-cheeked Chipmunk (Neotamias ochrogenys)
Gray-footed Chipmunk (Neotamias canipes)
Olympic Chipmunk (Neotamias amoenus caurinus)
Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Family Sciuridae: Squirrels, including Chipmunks, Prairie Dogs, Marmots (Cont’d)
Genus Otospermophilus - Rock Squirrels
Baja California Rock Squirrel (Otospermophilus atricapillus)
California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)
Rock Squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus)
Genus Callosciurus - Southeast Asian Tree Squirrels
Variable (Finlayson’s) Squirrel (Callosciuris finlaysonii)
Pallas's Squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus)
Ear-spot Squirrel (Callosciurus adamsi)
Plantain Squirrel (Callosciurus notatus)
Irrawaddy Squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus)
Back-striped Squirrel (Callosciurus nigrovittatus)
Prevost's Squirrel (Callosciurus prevosti)
African Tree & Bush Squirrels
Fire-footed Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus pyrropus)
Genus Heliosciurus - Sun Squirrels
Gambian Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus)
Red-legged Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus rufobrachium)
Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus ruwenzorii)
Genus Paraxerus - Bush Squirrels
Red Bush Squirrel or Red-bellied Coast Squirrel (Paraxerus palliatus)
Boehm's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus boehmi)
Smith's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi)
Forest Giant Squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri)
Genus Petaurista - Asian Flying Squirrels
Red and White Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista alborufus)
Red Giant Flying Squirrel or Common Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista petaurista)
Spotted Lesser Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista elegans)
Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
Indian Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista philippensis)
Thomas's flying squirrel (Aeromys thomasi)
Suborder Sciuromorpha
Family Aplodontiidae: Mountain Beaver
Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa)
Family Gliridae (also Myoxidae, Muscardinidae): Dormice
Fat or Edible Dormouse (Glis glis)
Suborder Anomaluromorpha
Family Anomaluridae: Scaly-tailed Squirrels
Lord Derby’s Anomalure (Anomalurus derbianus)
Family Pedetidae: Springhares
South African Springhare (Pedetes capensis)
Family Chinchillidae: Viscacha
Mountain or Southern Viscacha (Lagidium viscacia)
Family Castoridae: Beavers
North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
European Beaver (Castor fiber)
Family Geomyidae: Pocket Gophers (True Gophers)
Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)
Family Heteromyidae: Kangaroo Rats, Kangaroo Mice
Agile Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys agilis)
Desert Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys deserti)
Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens)
Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami)
Ord’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordii)
Great Plains Pocket Mouse (Perognathus flavescens)
Desert Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus penicillatus)
Long-tailed Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus formosus)
Superfamily Muroidea