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Pinyon Deermouse
Peromyscus truei (Shufeldt, 1885)
Peromyscus truei, the pinyon mouse, is a small rodent with distinct physical tra…
Cotton Mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte, 1853)
Peromyscus gossypinus, the cotton mouse, is a small mouse native to the southeas…
Western Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys megalotis (Baird, 1857)
Reithrodontomys megalotis, the western harvest mouse, is a small North American …
Fulvous Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys fulvescens J.A.Allen, 1894
Reithrodontomys fulvescens, the fulvous harvest mouse, is a small New World mous…
Northern Pygmy Mouse
Baiomys taylori (Thomas, 1887)
Baiomys taylori, the northern pygmy mouse, is a small rodent with varied traits,…
Golden Mouse
Ochrotomys nuttalli (Harlan, 1832)
Ochrotomys nuttalli, the golden mouse, is a small rodent native to the southeast…
Bushy-tailed Woodrat
Neotoma cinerea (Ord, 1815)
Neotoma cinerea, the bushy-tailed woodrat, is the largest cold-tolerant woodrat …
Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana (Ord, 1818)
Neotoma floridana, the eastern woodrat, is a medium-sized solitary North America…
White-throated Woodrat
Neotoma albigula Hartley, 1894
Neotoma albigula, the white-throated woodrat, is a North American cricetid roden…
Dusky-footed Woodrat
Neotoma fuscipes Baird, 1857
Dusky-footed woodrat is a nocturnal cricetid rodent found along the US and Mexic…
Mexican Woodrat
Neotoma mexicana Baird, 1855
Neotoma mexicana is a generalist-feeding rodent found from the southwestern US s…
Southern Plains Woodrat
Neotoma micropus Baird, 1855
Neotoma micropus, the Southern Plains woodrat, is a vegetarian rodent found in s…
Big-eared Woodrat
Neotoma macrotis Thomas, 1893
The big-eared woodrat is a nocturnal cricetid rodent endemic to western North Am…
Bryant's Woodrat
Neotoma bryanti Merriam, 1887
Neotoma bryanti, or Bryant's woodrat, is a New World cricetid rodent native to t…
Desert Woodrat
Neotoma lepida Thomas, 1893
Neotoma lepida (desert woodrat) is a small pack rat species found in western Nor…
Golden Hamster
Mesocricetus auratus (Waterhouse, 1839)
Mesocricetus auratus, the golden/Syrian hamster, is a small rodent with expandab…
Dzhungarian Hamster
Phodopus sungorus (Pallas, 1773)
This is a full physical description of the winter white dwarf hamster (Phodopus …
Desert Hamster
Phodopus roborovskii (Satunin, 1903)
Phodopus roborovskii, the Roborovski hamster, is the smallest Phodopus hamster, …
Eurasian Hamster
Cricetus cricetus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cricetus cricetus, the European hamster, is the largest known hamster species, f…
Big-eared Climbing Rat
Ototylomys phyllotis Merriam, 1901
Ototylomys phyllotis, the big-eared climbing rat, is a widely distributed cricet…
Sumichrast's Vesper Rat
Nyctomys sumichrasti (Saussure, 1860)
Nyctomys sumichrasti, Sumichrast's vesper rat, is a small climbing rat found in …
white-eared cotton rat
Sigmodon leucotis Bailey, 1902
Sigmodon leucotis, the white-eared cotton rat, is a cricetid rodent species foun…
Arizona Cotton Rat
Sigmodon arizonae Mearns, 1890
Sigmodon arizonae (Arizona cotton rat) is a distinct rat species found in the so…
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus Say & Ord, 1825
Sigmodon hispidus, the hispid cotton rat, is a common North American rodent used…
