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Brown Agouti
Dasyprocta variegata Goldman, 1913
Dasyprocta variegata, the brown agouti, is a distinct agouti species native to western South America.
Red-rumped Agouti
Dasyprocta leporina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dasyprocta leporina, the red-rumped agouti, is a distinctively colored rodent native to northeastern South America and the Caribbean.
Patagonian Viscacha
Lagidium wolffsohni (Thomas, 1907)
Wolffsohn's viscacha (Lagidium wolffsohni) is a large mammal defined by distinct orange-clay fur and a bushy tail.
Mountain Viscacha
Lagidium viscacia (Molina, 1782)
Lagidium viscacha, the southern viscacha, is a agile rocky mountain rodent native to the Andes of western South America.
Plains Viscacha
Lagostomus maximus (Desmarest, 1817)
Lagostomus maximus, the plains viscacha, is the largest Chinchillidae rodent living communally in South American burrows.
Orange-spined Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus spinosus (F.Cuvier, 1823)
The Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine is an erethizontid porcupine found in four South American countries.
Andean Porcupine
Coendou quichua Thomas, 1899
Coendou quichua, the Andean porcupine, is a medium-sized prehensile-tailed porcupine with little-studied ecology.
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus (Kerr, 1792)
Sphiggurus mexicanus is an arboreal, nocturnal New World porcupine found mostly alone, with females bearing one offspring.
Stump-tailed Porcupine
Echinoprocta rufescens Gray, 1865
The stump-tailed porcupine is an Erethizontidae rodent found mostly in Colombia, closely related to the Andean porcupine.
Long-tailed Porcupine
Coendou longicaudatus Daudin, 1802
Coendou longicaudatus is a New World porcupine rodent found across most of South America, split as a distinct species in 2021.
North American Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erethizon dorsatus, the North American porcupine, is a large North American rodent described for its traits, distribution, and reproduction.
Coypu
Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)
Myocastor coypus, or nutria, is a semiaquatic South American rodent considered invasive in many introduced regions.
Yellow-crowned Toró
Isothrix bistriata Wagner, 1845
Isothrix bistriata, the yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat, is a nocturnal South American arboreal brush-tailed rat species.
Cuban Ground Hutia
Capromys pilorides (Say, 1822)
Desmarest's hutia (Capromys pilorides) is a large, stocky Cuban rodent with a complex three-chambered stomach.
Coruro
Spalacopus cyanus (Molina, 1782)
Spalacopus cyanus, the coruro, is a small colonial subterranean rodent native to central Chile.
Common Degu
Octodon degus (Molina, 1782)
Octodon degus, the common degu, is a small mammal with a distinct eight-shaped cheek tooth form.
Cheesman's Gerbil
Gerbillus cheesmani Thomas, 1919
Cheesman's gerbil is a nocturnal desert-dwelling gerbil species native to the Arabian Peninsula and Middle East.
Indian Desert Jird
Meriones hurrianae Jordon, 1867
The Indian desert jird is a small rodent found in arid regions of Iran, Pakistan, and northwestern India.
Fat Sand Rat
Psammomys obesus Cretzschmar, 1828
Psammomys obesus, the fat sand rat, is a desert gerbil from North Africa and the Middle East used as a model for diabetes and obesity research.
Great Gerbil
Rhombomys opimus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Rhombomys opimus, the great gerbil, is the largest gerbil species found in arid Central and Asian deserts, known as a disease reservoir and crop pest.
Oriental House Rat
Rattus tanezumi (Temminck, 1845)
Rattus tanezumi is a widespread Muridae rodent closely related to the black rat, found across much of Asia.
Australian Bush Rat
Rattus fuscipes (Waterhouse, 1839)
Rattus fuscipes, the bush rat, is an Australian rodent with distinct physical traits found in varied coastal habitats.
Black Rat
Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rattus rattus, the black rat, is a widespread rodent with varied traits, habitat ranges, and reproductive behaviours outlined here.
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
Rattus norvegicus, the brown rat, is a widespread commensal rodent widely used as a laboratory model organism.
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