Order Rodentia
SquirrelFamily:Sciuridae
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ChipmunkFamily:Sciuridae
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MarmotFamily:Sciuridae
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Prairie DogFamily:Sciuridae
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BeaverFamily:Castoridae
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Kangaroo RatFamily:Heteromyidae
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Bottas Pocket GopherFamily:Geomyidae
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JerboaFamily:Dipodidae
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Roborovskis Dwarf HamsterFamily:Cricetidae
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Bank VoleFamily:Cricetidae
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MuskratFamily:Cricetidae
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Deer MouseFamily:Cricetidae
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GerbilFamily:Muridae
This family includes old world (European) rats and mice. Photo: Wikimedia Commons License: Public Domain
SpringhaasFamily:Pedetidae
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GundiFamily:Ctenodactylidae
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Naked Mole RatFamily:Bathyergidae
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African PorcupineFamily:Hystricidae
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North American PorcupineFamily:Erethizontidae
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ChinchillaFamily:Chinchillidae
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CapybaraFamily:Caviidae
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CapybarasFamily:Caviidae
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Guinea PigFamily:Caviidae
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Red-Rumped AgoutiFamily:Dasyproctidae
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NutriaFamily:Myocastoridae
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HutiaFamily:Capromyidae
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33 Families, 2277 Species
Rats, mice, squirrels, capybara
Worldwide (not Antarctica)
Incisors & cheek teeth separated by diastema, ever–growing incisors
6 g to over 50 kg.
