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Rodents (Rodentia) is the order of mammals that includes Beavers, Springhares, Squirrels, Gophers, Mice, Rats, Chincillas, Pacas, Gundis, Porcupines, Gerbils, Hamsters, Voles, and their relatives.

Information included in this category and subcategories includes species, appearance, characteristics, food habits and diet, behavior, social structure, communication, threats, status, and conservation.

  • Acouchi (Myoprocta acouchy)  - National Zoo facts include family, home range, habitat, diet, reproduction, and social structure.
  • Animal Info - Pacarana  - Links to image, distribution map, and references accompany species overview, IUCN status, population trends, life cycle, diet, and activity.
  • Enchanted Learning: Gerbil  - Includes coloring page, overview, anatomy, and food and water.
  • Enchanted Learning: Nutria (Coypu)  - Printable coloring page accompanies species overview, anatomy, diet, reproduction, predators, and classification.
  • Gundis: Ctenodactylidae  - Gives link to species account, geographic range, conservation status, physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior and reproduction, and interaction with people.
  • Heteromyidae: Kangaroo Rats and Pocket Mice  - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum discusses members of this family, activity, local species, distinguishing features, habitat, diet and feeding behavior, life history, and evolution.
  • Introduction to the Rodentia  - Describes species, range, history, common features, interaction with humans, and fossil record.
  • Kangaroo Rats Pocket Mice and Kangaroo Mice: Heteromyidae  - Combines links to species accounts with locations, conservation status, size and appearance, habitat, diet, behavior and reproduction, and interaction with people.
  • Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)  - BBC Nature fact file tells about lifespan, diet, reproduction, status, range and habitat, social behavior, and voice.
  • Mice Rats and Relatives: Muridae  - Family information covers links to species, locations, status, physical description, habitat, diet, behavior and reproduction, and interaction with people.
  • Muridae: Mice and Rats  - Contains threats, breeding, Sonoran specimens, distinguishing features of local species, habitat, feeding, and life history. From Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
  • Red Acouchi (Myoprocta acouchy)  - Animal Diversity pages have pictures, specimen images, classification, range, habitat, description, reproduction, longevity, behavior, food habits, and status.
  • Rodents: Rodentia  - Examines range, conservation status, physical characteristics, habitat, food, activity, breeding, and interaction with people.
 
 
 
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