Mammals
Rodents
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Rodents are the largest order of mammals. Over 2000 different species are in this order. Rodents have teeth especially adapted for gnawing. Their teeth never stop growing.
(Names of some rodents not pictured here are: jerboas, kangaroo mice, springhaar, gundis, pocket gophers, dormice, mole rats, tuco-tucos, spiny rats, agoutis, pacas, and hutia. Learn more about one of these animals by searching in an encyclopedia.)
| MICE, RATS, GERBILS & Relatives | SQUIRRELS | OTHER FAMILIES |
 Gerbil (Desert rat) Photo credit: http://www.petoffice.co.jp/cgi/ zukan/newminishow.cgi?bango=26 |
 Red Squirrel (tree squirrel) Photo credit: cFox |
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 Meadow Vole Animal Diversity Website - Educational fair use granted. L. L. Master, photographer
Meadow Vole Hole Animal Diversity Website - Educational fair use granted. Tanya Dewey, photographer |
Photo: http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues04/Co07172004/CO_ _Badger_Woodchuck.htm |
Photo credit: cFox
Guinea Pig Animal Diversity Website - Educational fair use granted. Tanya Dewey, photographer |
Photo credit: cFox |
 Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Animal Diversity Website - Educational fair use granted. Phil Myers, photographer |
 Patagonian Mara Animal Diversity Website - Educational fair use granted. John White, photographer
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Brown Rat
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Prairie Dog (ground squirrel) Animal Diversity Website - Educational fair use granted. Dr. Barbara L. Lundrigan, Photographer |
Animal Diversity Website - Educational fair use granted. Phil Myers, Photographer |
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 Eastern Chipmunk (ground squirrel) Animal Diversity Website - Educational fair use granted. Phil Myers, Photographer. |
Picture credit: http://www.tierklinik-oberhaching.de/tierlexikon/chinchilla.htm |
 Southern Bog Lemming Animal Diversity Website - Educational fair use granted. L. L. Master, photographer |
Photo credit: http://extension.unh.edu/FHGEC/docs/Flysquir.htm |
Photo credit: cFox |
Pictures for educational purposes only.
Citation: Myers, P. 2000. "Rodentia" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed February 01, 2007 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Rodentia.html.
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