Category
page 1Rodents of the United States
muskrat
The muskrat or common muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent.
Canadian beaver
species of mammal
Cynomys
prairie dogs, North American genus of squirrels
Eastern gray squirrel
species of rodent
Marmota monax
The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as the woodchuck, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots.
A lowland creature of North America, it is found through much of the Eastern United States, across Canada and into Alaska.
It was given its scientific name as Mus monax by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, based on a description of the animal by George Edwards, published in 1743.
Geomyidae
Pocket gophers, commonly referred to simply as gophers, are burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae. The roughly 41 species are all endemic to North and Central America. They are commonly known for their extensive tunneling activities and their ability to damage farms and gardens.
mountain beaver
species of the genus Aplodontia
Glaucomys volans
North American mammal
North American porcupine
species of mammal
yellow-bellied marmot
species of mammal
tundra vole
species of rodents
Tamias striatus
species of mammal
black-tailed prairie dog
species of mammal
Glaucomys sabrinus
species of mammal
fox squirrel
species of mammal
Arctic ground squirrel
species of mammal
American red squirrel
species of mammal
Antelope squirrel genus
genus of mammals
hoary marmot
species of mammal
Grasshopper mouse
genus of mammals
Abert's squirrel
species of mammal
Peromyscus
Peromyscus is a genus of rodents. They are commonly referred to as deer mice or deermice, not to be confused with the chevrotain or "mouse deer". They are New World mice only distantly related to the common house and laboratory mouse, Mus musculus. From this distant relative, Peromyscus species are distinguished by relatively larger eyes, and also often two-tone coloring, with darker colors over the dorsum (back), and white abdominal and limb hair-coloring. In reference to the coloring, the word Peromyscus comes from Greek words meaning "booted mouse". They are also accomplished jumpers and ru
Neotoma
genus of mammals
Northern red-backed vole
species of mammal
Callospermophilus lateralis
species of mammal
pine squirrel
genus of mammals
Western gray squirrel
species of mammal
Douglas squirrel
species of mammal
Peromyscus maniculatus
species of mammal
Sigmodon
genus of mammals
California ground squirrel
species of mammal
Neotamias amoenus
species of mammal
Tamias minimus
species of mammal
Desert kangaroo rat
species of mammal
Marsh rice rat
species of mammal
Meadow Vole
species of mammal
Richardson's ground squirrel
species of mammal
Rock squirrel
species of mammal
Thomomys
genus of mammals
Mexican fox squirrel
species of mammal
Dipodomys ordii
species of mammal
Harris's antelope squirrel
species of mammal
Neotamias ruficaudus
species of mammal
Merriam's kangaroo rat
species of mammal
Woodland jumping mouse
species of mammal
Plains pocket gopher
species of mammal
Franklin's ground squirrel
species of mammal
Woodland vole
species of mammal
Cactus mouse
species of mammal
Gulf Coast kangaroo rat
species of mammal
thirteen-lined ground squirrel
species of mammal
northern collared lemming
species of mammal
Banner-tailed kangaroo rat
species of mammal
Arizona gray squirrel
species of mammal
Myodes gapperi
species of mammal
Desert pocket gopher
species of rodent
Dark kangaroo mouse
species of mammal
Mexican spiny pocket mouse
species of mammal
Perognathus flavus
species of mammal
Prairie Vole
species of mammal