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Brown Agouti
Dasyprocta variegata Goldman, 1913
Dasyprocta variegata, the brown agouti, is a distinct agouti species native to w…
Red-rumped Agouti
Dasyprocta leporina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dasyprocta leporina, the red-rumped agouti, is a distinctively colored rodent na…
Patagonian Viscacha
Lagidium wolffsohni (Thomas, 1907)
Wolffsohn's viscacha (Lagidium wolffsohni) is a large mammal defined by distinct…
Mountain Viscacha
Lagidium viscacia (Molina, 1782)
Lagidium viscacha, the southern viscacha, is a agile rocky mountain rodent nativ…
Plains Viscacha
Lagostomus maximus (Desmarest, 1817)
Lagostomus maximus, the plains viscacha, is the largest Chinchillidae rodent liv…
Orange-spined Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus spinosus (F.Cuvier, 1823)
The Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine is an erethizontid porcupine found in four …
Andean Porcupine
Coendou quichua Thomas, 1899
Coendou quichua, the Andean porcupine, is a medium-sized prehensile-tailed porcu…
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus (Kerr, 1792)
Sphiggurus mexicanus is an arboreal, nocturnal New World porcupine found mostly …
Stump-tailed Porcupine
Echinoprocta rufescens Gray, 1865
The stump-tailed porcupine is an Erethizontidae rodent found mostly in Colombia,…
Long-tailed Porcupine
Coendou longicaudatus Daudin, 1802
Coendou longicaudatus is a New World porcupine rodent found across most of South…
North American Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erethizon dorsatus, the North American porcupine, is a large North American rode…
Coypu
Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)
Myocastor coypus, or nutria, is a semiaquatic South American rodent considered i…
Yellow-crowned Toró
Isothrix bistriata Wagner, 1845
Isothrix bistriata, the yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat, is a nocturnal South Am…
Cuban Ground Hutia
Capromys pilorides (Say, 1822)
Desmarest's hutia (Capromys pilorides) is a large, stocky Cuban rodent with a co…
Coruro
Spalacopus cyanus (Molina, 1782)
Spalacopus cyanus, the coruro, is a small colonial subterranean rodent native to…
Common Degu
Octodon degus (Molina, 1782)
Octodon degus, the common degu, is a small mammal with a distinct eight-shaped c…
Cheesman's Gerbil
Gerbillus cheesmani Thomas, 1919
Cheesman's gerbil is a nocturnal desert-dwelling gerbil species native to the Ar…
Indian Desert Jird
Meriones hurrianae Jordon, 1867
The Indian desert jird is a small rodent found in arid regions of Iran, Pakistan…
Fat Sand Rat
Psammomys obesus Cretzschmar, 1828
Psammomys obesus, the fat sand rat, is a desert gerbil from North Africa and the…
Great Gerbil
Rhombomys opimus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Rhombomys opimus, the great gerbil, is the largest gerbil species found in arid …
Oriental House Rat
Rattus tanezumi (Temminck, 1845)
Rattus tanezumi is a widespread Muridae rodent closely related to the black rat,…
Australian Bush Rat
Rattus fuscipes (Waterhouse, 1839)
Rattus fuscipes, the bush rat, is an Australian rodent with distinct physical tr…
Black Rat
Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rattus rattus, the black rat, is a widespread rodent with varied traits, habitat…
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
Rattus norvegicus, the brown rat, is a widespread commensal rodent widely used a…
