#order_Rodentia__Rodentia small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis
supertype: animal_order the order of animals
member of: subclass_Eutheria
member: rodent__gnawer__gnawing_animal__gnawinganimal relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
member: suborder_Myomorpha__Myomorpha true rats and mice and related rodents
member: superfamily_Muroidea__Muroidea essential equal to suborder Myomorpha with the Dipodidae excluded
member: family_Muridae__Muridae originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches
member: genus_Mus__Mus type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; upper incisors have a square-notched tip
member: house_mouse__housemouse__Mus_musculus brownish-gray Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide
member: genus_Micromyx__Micromyx Old World harvest mice
member: harvest_mouse__harvestmouse__Micromyx_minutus small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields
member: genus_Apodemus__Apodemus Old World field mice
member: field_mouse__fieldmouse any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
member: European_wood_mouse__Apodemus_sylvaticus nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
member: genus_Rattus__Rattus common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge
member: brown_rat__brownrat__Norway_rat__Rattus_norvegicus common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide
member: black_rat__blackrat__roof_rat__Rattus_rattus common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide
member: genus_Nesokia__Nesokia bandicoot rats
member: bandicoot_rat__bandicootrat__mole_rat burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon
member: genus_Conilurus__Conilurus jerboa rats
member: jerboa_rat large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping
member: genus_Notomys__Notomys jerboa rats
member: kangaroo_mouse leaping rodent of Australian desert areas
member: subfamily_Hydromyinae__Hydromyinae water rats of Australia and New Guinea
member: genus_Hydromys__Hydromys water rats
member: beaver_rat amphibious rat of Australia and New Guinea
member: family_Cricetidae__Cricetidae mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
member: New_World_mouse a variety of rodent
member: genus_Reithrodontomys__Reithrodontomys New World harvest mice
member: American_harvest_mouse__harvest_mouse__harvestmouse any of several small grayish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields
member: genus_Peromyscus__Peromyscus New World wood mice
member: white-footed_mouse__vesper_mouse__Peromyscus_leucopus American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts
member: deer_mouse__Peromyscus_maniculatus brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus
member: cactus_mouse__Peromyscus_eremicus burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States
member: cotton_mouse__Peromyscus_gossypinus large dark mouse of southeastern United States
member: genus_Baiomys__Baiomys pygmy mice
member: pygmy_mouse__pygmymouse__Baiomys_taylori very small dark grayish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico
member: genus_Onychomys__Onychomys grasshopper mice
member: grasshopper_mouse__grasshoppermouse insectivorous mouse of western North America
member: genus_Ondatra__Ondatra muskrats
member: muskrat__Ondatra_zibethica beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
member: genus_Neofiber__Neofiber round-tailed muskrat
member: round-tailed_muskrat__Florida_water_rat__Neofiber_alleni of Florida wetlands
member: genus_Sigmodon__Sigmodon American cotton rats
member: cotton_rat__Sigmodon_hispidus destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America
member: wood_rat any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur gray above and white below with well-furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
member: genus_Neotoma__Neotoma packrats
member: packrat__traderat__bushytail_woodrat__bushytailwoodrat__Neotoma_cinerea any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
member: dusky-footed_woodrat__Neotoma_fuscipes host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California
member: eastern_woodrat__easternwoodrat__Neotoma_floridana large grayish-brown woodrat of the southeastern United States
member: genus_Oryzomys__Oryzomys rice rats
member: rice_rat__Oryzomys_palustris hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States
member: genus_Pitymys__Pitymys pine mice
member: pine_vole__pine_mouse__Pitymys_pinetorum short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States
member: genus_Microtus__Microtus voles of the northern hemisphere
member: meadow_vole__meadow_mouse__Microtus_pennsylvaticus widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada
member: Richardson_vole__water_vole__watervole__Microtus_richardsoni of western North America
member: prairie_vole__prairievole__Microtus_ochrogaster typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada
member: genus_Arvicola__Arvicola in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus
member: water_vole__watervole__water_rat__waterrat__Arvicola_amphibius common large Eurasian vole
member: genus_Clethrionomys__Clethrionomys a genus of Cricetidae
member: red-backed_mouse__redback_vole__redbackvole any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America
member: genus_Phenacomys North American boles
member: phenacomys any of several vole-like terrestrial or arboreal rodents of cold forested regions of Canada and western United States
member: genus_Cricetus__Cricetus type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters
member: hamster short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
member: genus_Mesocricetus__Mesocricetus golden hamsters
member: golden_hamster__Syrian_hamster__Mesocricetus_auratus small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet
member: subfamily_Gerbillinae__Gerbillinae gerbils
member: genus_Gerbillus__Gerbillus type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils
member: gerbil__gerbille small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
member: genus_Meriones__Meriones a genus of Cricetidae
member: jird North African gerbils
member: tamarisk_gerbil__Meriones_unguiculatus popular as a pet
member: Meriones_longifrons__sand_rat southern European gerbil
member: lemming any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
member: Lemmus__genus_lemmus lemmings
member: European_lemming__Lemmus_lemmus notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown
member: brown_lemming__brownlemming__Lemmus_trimucronatus of northwestern Canada and Alaska
member: genus_Myopus__Myopus a genus of Cricetidae
member: gray_lemming__red-backed_lemming Old World lemming
member: genus_Dicrostonyx__Dicrostonyx pied lemmings
member: pied_lemming North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged
member: genus_Synaptomys__Synaptomys bog lemmings
member: family_Zapodidae__Zapodidae jumping mice
member: jumping_mouse__jumpingmouse any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America
member: genus_Zapus__Zapus type genus of the Zapodidae
member: meadow_jumping_mouse__Zapus_hudsonius widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada
member: family_Dipodidae__Dipodidae Old World jerboas
member: genus_Dipus__Dipus type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind food
member: typical_jerboa__typicaljerboa small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs; of arid parts of North Africa and Asia
member: jerboa mouselike jumping rodent
member: genus_Jaculus__Jaculus jerboas
member: Jaculus_jaculus a variety of jerboa
member: family_Gliridae__Gliridae dormice and other Old World forms
member: dormouse small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
member: genus_Glis__Glis type genus of the Gliridae
member: loir__Glis_glis large European dormouse
member: genus_Muscardinus__Muscardinus a genus of Gliridae
member: hazel_mouse__hazelmouse__Muscardinus_avellanarius a variety of dormouse
member: genus_Eliomys__Eliomys lerots
member: lerot dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa
member: family_Spalacidae__Spalacidae mole rats
member: genus_Spalax__Spalax type genus of the Spalacidae
member: mole_rat furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East
member: suborder_Hystricomorpha__Hystricomorpha an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.
member: family_Hystricidae__Hystricidae Old World porcupines
member: Old_World_porcupine terrestrial porcupine
member: genus_Atherurus__Atherurus a genus of Hystricidae
member: brush-tailed_porcupine__brush-tail_porcupine porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail
member: genus_Trichys__Trichys a genus of Hystricidae
member: long-tailed_porcupine__Trichys_lipura porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail
member: family_Erethizontidae__Erethizontidae New World arboreal porcupines
member: New_World_porcupine arboreal porcupine
member: genus_Erethizon__Erethizon a genus of Erethizontidae
member: Canada_porcupine__Erethizon_dorsatum porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease
member: family_Caviidae__Caviidae a family of Hystricomorpha
member: genus_Cavia__Cavia type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs
member: cavy short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
member: genus_Dolichotis__Dolichotis maras
member: mara__Dolichotis_patagonum hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina
member: family_Dasyproctidae__Dasyproctidae agoutis and pacas
member: genus_Dasyprocta__Dasyprocta type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis
member: agouti__Dasyprocta_aguti agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America and West Indies; valued as food
member: genus_Cuniculus__Cuniculus pacas
member: genus_Stictomys__Stictomys mountain pacas
member: mountain_paca rodent of mountains of western South America
member: family_Capromyidae__Capromyidae coypus
member: genus_Myocastor__Myocastor a genus of Capromyidae
member: Myocastor_coypus__coypu__nutria aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
member: family_Chinchillidae__Chinchillidae small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents
member: genus_Chinchilla type genus of the Chinchillidae
member: Chinchilla_laniger__chinchilla small rodent with soft pearly gray fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur
member: genus_Lagidium__Lagidium a genus of Chinchillidae
member: mountain_chinchilla__mountain_viscacha a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity
member: genus_Lagostomus__Lagostomus viscachas
member: viscacha__chinchillon__Lagostomus_maximus gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
member: genus_Abrocoma__Abrocoma abrocomes
member: abrocome__chinchilla_rat__rat_chinchilla__ratchinchilla ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes
member: family_Bathyergidae__Bathyergidae mole rats; sand rats
member: genus_Bathyergus__Bathyergus mole rats
member: mole_rat.rodent__molerat African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance
member: genus_Heterocephalus__Heterocephalus sand rats
member: sand_rat small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas
member: suborder_Sciuromorpha__Sciuromorpha large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.
member: family_Heteromyidae__Heteromyidae small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats
member: pocket_mouse any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail
member: genus_Perognathus__Perognathus pocket mice
member: silky_pocket_mouse__Perognathus_flavus small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico
member: plains_pocket_mouse__Perognathus_flavescens small rodent of open areas of United States plains states
member: hispid_pocket_mouse__Perognathus_hispidus large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States
member: genus_Liomys__Liomys pocket mice
member: Mexican_pocket_mouse__Liomys_irroratus large pocket mouse of Mexico
member: genus_Dipodomys__Dipodomys kangaroo rats
member: kangaroo_rat__desert_rat__Dipodomys_phillipsii any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
member: genus_Microdipodops__Microdipodops kangaroo mice
member: dwarf_pocket_rat__kangaroo_mouse small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats
member: family_Geomyidae__Geomyidae North American pocket gophers
member: genus_Geomys__Geomys type genus of the Geomyidae
member: plains_pocket_gopher__Geomys_bursarius gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America
member: southeastern_pocket_gopher__Geomys_pinetis gopher of Alabama Georgia and Florida
member: pocket_gopher__gopher__pouched_rat__pouchedrat burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
member: genus_Thomomys__Thomomys western pocket gophers
member: valley_pocket_gopher__Thomomys_bottae of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States
member: northern_pocket_gopher__Thomomys_talpoides grayish to brown gopher of western and central United States
member: family_Sciuridae__Sciuridae true squirrels; ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
member: squirrel a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
member: genus_Sciurus__Sciurus type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels
member: tree_squirrel any typical arboreal squirrel
member: eastern_gray_squirrel__cat_squirrel__catsquirrel__Sciurus_carolinensis common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England
member: western_gray_squirrel__Sciurus_griseus large gray squirrel of far western areas of United States
member: eastern_fox_squirrel__easternfoxsquirrel__fox_squirrel__foxsquirrel__Sciurus_niger exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States
member: black_squirrel__blacksquirrel fox squirrel or gray squirrel in the black color phase
member: red_squirrel__redsquirrel__cat_squirrel__catsquirrel__Sciurus_vulgaris common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia
member: genus_Tamiasciurus__Tamiasciurus American red squirrels
member: genus_Citellus__Citellus__Spermophilus__genus_Spermophilus typical ground squirrels
member: ground_squirrel__gopher__spermophile any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
member: genus_Cynomys__Cynomys prairie dogs
member: prairie_dog__prairiedog__prairie_marmot__prairiemarmot any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry
member: genus_Tamias__Tamias chipmunks of eastern North America
member: eastern_chipmunk__easternchipmunk__hackee__striped_squirrel__stripedsquirrel__ground_squirrel__Tamias_striatus small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
member: genus_Eutamias__Eutamias chipmunks of western America and Asia
member: chipmunk chipmunk of western America and Asia
member: genus_Glaucomys__Glaucomys New World flying squirrels
member: American_flying_squirrel New World flying squirrels
member: genus_Marmota__Marmota marmots
member: marmot stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
member: subfamily_Petauristidae__Petauristidae Old World flying squirrels
member: Asiatic_flying_squirrel nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps
member: genus_Petaurista__Petaurista very large Asiatic flying squirrels
member: taguan__flying_marmot__flying_cat__Petaurista_petaurista East Indian flying squirrel
member: family_Castoridae__Castoridae beavers
member: genus_Castor__Castor type genus of the Castoridae: beavers
member: beaver large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges
member: genus_Castoroides__Castoroides extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States
member: family_Aplodontiidae__Aplodontiidae mountain beavers
member: genus_Aplodontia__Aplodontia type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers
member: mountain_beaver__sewellel__Aplodontia_rufa bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent
member: naked_mole_rat fetal-looking colonial rodent of east Africa; neither mole nor rat; they feed on tubers and have a social structure similar to that of honeybees and termites
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