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Hispid Pocket Gopher
Orthogeomys hispidus (Le Conte, 1852)
The hispid pocket gopher is a Geomyidae rodent found in Central America, with re…
Northern Pocket Gopher
Thomomys talpoides (Richardson, 1828)
Thomomys talpoides, the northern pocket gopher, is a small burrowing rodent that…
Botta's Pocket Gopher
Thomomys bottae (Eydoux & Gervais, 1836)
Botta's pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a medium-sized burrowing herbivorous …
Spiny Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus spinatus (Merriam, 1889)
Chaetodipus spinatus, the spiny pocket mouse, is a small nocturnal desert rodent…
San Diego Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus fallax (Merriam, 1889)
Chaetodipus fallax, the San Diego pocket mouse, is a small heteromyid rodent nat…
California Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus californicus (Merriam, 1889)
Chaetodipus californicus is a pocket mouse native to California US and northern …
Desert Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus penicillatus (Woodhouse, 1852)
Chaetodipus penicillatus, the desert pocket mouse, is a medium-sized pocket mous…
Hispid Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus hispidus (Baird, 1858)
Chaetodipus hispidus, the hispid pocket mouse, is a large bristly pocket mouse f…
Merriam's Pocket Mouse
Perognathus merriami J.A.Allen, 1892
Perognathus merriami, Merriam's pocket mouse, is a small rodent with distinct co…
Silky Pocket Mouse
Perognathus flavus Baird, 1855
Perognathus flavus, the silky pocket mouse, is the smallest Heteromyidae pocket …
Dulzura Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys simulans (Merriam, 1904)
Dipodomys simulans, the Dulzura kangaroo rat, is a medium-sized hopping rodent n…
Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys spectabilis Merriam, 1890
Dipodomys spectabilis, the banner-tailed kangaroo rat, is a hopping rodent with …
California Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys californicus Merriam, 1890
Dipodomys californicus, the California kangaroo rat, is a Least Concern heteromy…
Desert Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys deserti Stephens, 1887
Dipodomys deserti, the desert kangaroo rat, is a large heteromyid rodent native …
Heermann's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys heermanni LeConte, 1853
Heermann's kangaroo rat is a heteromyid rodent endemic to California, U.S., with…
Ord's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys ordii Woodhouse, 1853
Ord's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii) is a North American arid-adapted kangaroo r…
Giant Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys ingens (Merriam, 1904)
Dipodomys ingens, the giant kangaroo rat, is the largest kangaroo rat, a rodent …
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys merriami Mearns, 1890
This is a species overview of Dipodomys merriami, Merriam's kangaroo rat, coveri…
Mexican Spiny Pocket Mouse
Liomys irroratus (Gray, 1868)
Liomys irroratus, the Mexican spiny pocket mouse, is a medium-sized rodent endem…
Common Molerat
Cryptomys hottentotus (Lesson, 1826)
Cryptomys hottentotus is a fossorial Southern African burrowing rodent that live…
Common Molerat
Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis Roberts, 1913
The common Hottentot mole-rat is a Southern African fossorial herbivorous rodent…
Cape Dune Molerat
Bathyergus suillus (Schreber, 1782)
Bathyergus suillus, the Cape dune mole-rat, is the largest blesmol, found only i…
Cape Molerat
Georychus capensis (Pallas, 1778)
Georychus capensis, the Cape mole-rat, is a distinctive fur-patterned South Afri…
East Asian Porcupine
Hystrix brachyura Linnaeus, 1758
Hystrix brachyura, the Malayan porcupine, is a large quilled rodent native to So…
