List of rodents

 Rodents are well-evolved creatures described by upper and lower sets of consistently developing rootless incisor teeth. Rodents are the biggest gathering of vertebrates, comprising practically 50% of Mammalia's around 4,660 species.

List of rodents arranged alphabetically by suborder and family:

Suborder Anomaluromorpha

Anomalure family (Anomaluridae) 

anomalure (genera Anomalurus, Idiurus, and Zenkerella) 
  • spring rabbit family (Pedetidae) 
  • spring rabbit (Pedetes Capensis) 
  • suborder Castorimorpha 
  • beaver family (Castoridae) 
  • beaver (variety Castor) 
  • monster beaver (variety Castoroides; terminated) 

kangaroo mice and rodents (family Heteromyidae) 

  • kangaroo mouse (family Microdipodops) 
  • kangaroo rodent (family Dipodomys) 

pocket mouse (a few genera) 

  • pocket gopher family (Geomyidae) 
  • pocket gopher (numerous genera) 
  • suborder Hystricomorpha 
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agouti family (Dasyproctidae) 

  • acouchy (family Myoprocta) 
  • agouti (family Dasyprocta) 
  • American sharp rodent family (Echimyidae) 
  • American sharp rodent (various genera) 

blesmol family (Bathyergidae) 

  • blesmol (numerous genera) 

stick rodent family (Thryonomyidae) 

  • stick rodent (family Thryonomys) 

cavy family (Caviidae) 

  • capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) 
  • guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) 

mara (family Dolichotis) 

  • chinchilla family (Chinchillidae) 
  • chinchilla (family Chinchilla) 
  • viscacha (genera Lagidium and Lagostomus) 

chinchilla rodent family (Abrocomidae) 

  • chinchilla rodent (genera Cuscomys and Abrocoma) 

dassie rodent family (Petromuridae) 

  • dassie rodent (Petromus Typicus) 
  • degu family (Octodontidae) 
  • degu (Family Octodon) 
  • diatomic family (Diatomyidae) 

monster hutia family (Heptaxodontidae) 

  • gundi family (Ctenodactylidae) 
  • gundi (Numerous Genera) 

hutia family (Capromyidae) 

  • hutia (Numerous genera) 
  • New World porcupine family (Erethizontidae) 
  • New World porcupine (Numerous genera) 

nutria family (Myocastoridae) 

  • nutria (Myocastor coypus) 
  • Old World porcupine family (Hystricidae) 
  • Old World porcupine (genera Atherurus, Hystrix, and Trichys) 

paca family (Cuniculidae) 

  • paca (family Cuniculus) 
  • pacarana family (Dinomyidae) 
  • pacarana (Dinomys branickii) 

tuco-tuco family (Ctenomyidae) 

tuco-tuco (family Ctenomys) 

  • suborder Myomorpha 
  • cricetid family (Cricetidae)
  • American reap mouse (sort Reithrodontomys) 
  • cotton rodent (family Sigmodon) 

deer mouse (family Peromyscus) 

  • grasshopper mouse (family Onychomys) 
  • hamster (different genera) 
  • brilliant hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) 
  • lemming (different genera) 
  • maned rodent (Lophiomys imhausi) 
  • muskrat (genera Neofiber and Ondatra) 

rice rodent (family Oryzomys) 

  • vole (different genera) 
  • knoll vole (variety Microtus) 
  • forest vole (Microtus pinetorum) 
  • water rodent (different genera) 
  • woodrat (family Neotoma) 
  • dipodid family (Dipodidae) 
  • birch mouse (family Sicista) 
  • jerboa (different genera)
  • hopping mouse (genera Eozapus, Napaeozapus, and Zapus) 

mouselike hamster family (Calomyscidae) 

murid family (Muridae) 

  • African sharp mouse (variety Acomys) 
  • bandicoot rodent (genera Bandicota and Nesokia) 
  • cloud rodent (genera Phloeomys and Crateromys) 
  • gerbil (numerous genera) 

sand rodent (family Psammomys) 

mouse (family Mus) 

  • house mouse (Mus musculus) 
  • Old World gather mouse (variety Micromys) 
  • Old World rodent (family Rattus) 
  • wench rodent (different genera) 
  • water rodent (genera Hydromys, Crossomys, and Colomys) 

wood mouse (family Apodemus) 
nesomyid family (Nesomyidae) 

  • African pouched rodents (genera Beams, Cricetomys, and Saccostomus) 

Asian dormouse family (Platacanthomyidae) 

  • Asian tree mouse (genera Platacanthomys and Typhlomys) 

spalacid family (Spalacidae) 

  • bamboo rodent (genera Rhizomys and Cannomys) 
  • dazzle mole rodent (genera Nannospalax and Spalax) 

zokor (family Myospalax) 

  • suborder Sciuromorpha 

dormouse family (Gliridae) 

  • dormouse (different genera) 
  • desert dormouse (Selevinia betpakdalaensis) 

mountain beaver family (Aplodontiidae) 

  • mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) 

squirrel family (Sciuridae) 
chipmunk (family Tamias) 

  • flying squirrel (numerous genera) 
  • ground squirrel (numerous genera) 

suslik (family Spermophilus) 
marmot (family Marmota) 

  • Groundhog (Marmota monax) 

grassland canine (family Cynomys) 

  • tree squirrel (various genera)anomalure family (Anomaluridae) 
  • anomalure (genera Anomalurus, Idiurus, and Zenkerella) 

spring rabbit family (Pedetidae) 

  • spring rabbit (Pedetes Capensis) 
  • suborder Castorimorpha 

beaver family (Castoridae) 
beaver (family Castor) 

  • monster beaver (variety Castoroides; terminated) 

kangaroo mice and rodents (family Heteromyidae) 
kangaroo mouse (family Microdipodops) 

kangaroo rodent (family Dipodomys) 

  • pocket mouse (a few genera) 

pocket gopher family (Geomyidae) 

  • pocket gopher (numerous genera) 
  • suborder Hystricomorpha 

agouti family (Dasyproctidae) 
acouchy (family Myoprocta) 
agouti (family Dasyprocta) 

American sharp rodent family (Echimyidae) 

  • American sharp rodent (various genera) 

blesmol family (Bathyergidae) 

  • blesmol (numerous genera) 

stick rodent family (Thryonomyidae) 

cavy family (Caviidae) 

  • capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) 
  • guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) 

mara (family Dolichotis) 

  • chinchilla family (Chinchillidae) 
  • chinchilla (family Chinchilla) 
  • viscacha (genera Lagidium and Lagostomus) 

chinchilla rodent family (Abrocomidae) 


  • chinchilla rodent (genera Cuscomys and Abrocoma) 
  • dassie rodent family (Petromuridae) 
  • dassie rodent (Petromus Typicus) 

degu family (Octodontidae) 

diatomic family (Diatomyidae) 

  • monster hutia family (Heptaxodontidae) 

gundi family (Ctenodactylidae) 

  • gundi (numerous genera) 

hutia family (Capromyidae) 

  • hutia (numerous genera) 
  • New World porcupine family (Erethizontidae) 
  • New World porcupine (numerous genera) 

nutria family (Myocastoridae) 

  • nutria (Myocastor coypus) 
  • Old World porcupine family (Hystricidae) 
  • Old World porcupine (genera Atherurus, Hystrix, and Trichys) 

paca (family Cuniculus) 

pacarana family (Dinomyidae) 

  • pacarana (Dinomys branickii) 

tuco-tuco (family Ctenomys) 

  • suborder Myomorpha 

cricetid family (Cricetidae) 

  • American reap mouse (sort Reithrodontomys) 

cotton rodent (family Sigmodon) 

deer mouse (family Peromyscus) 

grasshopper mouse (family Onychomys) 

  • hamster (different genera) 
  • brilliant hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) 
  • lemming (different genera) 
  • maned rodent (Lophiomys imhausi) 
  • muskrat (genera Neofiber and Ondatra) 

rice rodent (family Oryzomys) 

  • vole (different genera) 
  • knoll vole (variety Microtus) 
  • forest vole (Microtus pinetorum) 
  • water rodent (different genera) 

woodrat (family Neotoma) 

dipodid family (Dipodidae) 

birch mouse (family Sicista) 

  • jerboa (different genera) 
  • hopping mouse (genera Eozapus, Napaeozapus, and Zapus) 

mouselike hamster family (Calomyscidae) 

murid family (Muridae) 

  • African sharp mouse (variety Acomys) 
  • bandicoot rodent (genera Bandicota and Nesokia) 
  • cloud rodent (genera Phloeomys and Crateromys) 
  • gerbil (numerous genera) 

sand rodent (family Psammomys) 

mouse (family Mus) 

  • house mouse (Mus musculus) 
  • Old World gather mouse (variety Micromys) 
  • Old World rodent (family Rattus) 
  • wench rodent (different genera) 
  • water rodent (genera Hydromys, Crossomys, and Colomys) 

wood mouse (family Apodemus) 

nesomyid family (Nesomyidae) 

  • African pouched rodents (genera Beams, Cricetomys, and Saccostomus) 
  • Oriental dormouse family (Platacanthomyidae) 
  • Asian tree mouse (genera Platacanthomys and Typhlomys) 

spalacid family (Spalacidae) 

  • bamboo rodent (genera Rhizomys and Cannomys) 
  • dazzle mole rodent (genera Nannospalax and Spalax) 

zokor (family Myospalax) 

  • suborder Sciuromorpha 

dormouse family (Gliridae) 

  • dormouse (different genera) 
  • desert dormouse (Selevinia Betpakdalaensis) 

mountain beaver family (Aplodontiidae) 

  • mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) 

squirrel family (Sciuridae) 

  • chipmunk (family Tamias) 
  • flying squirrel (numerous genera) 
  • ground squirrel (numerous genera) 
  • suslik (family Spermophilus) 
  • marmot (family Marmota) 
  • Groundhog (Marmota monax) 
  • grassland canine (family Cynomys) 
  • tree squirrel (numerous genera)

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