#rodent__gnawer__gnawing_animal__gnawinganimal relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
supertype: placental_mammal__placentalmammal__placental__eutherian__eutherian_mammal__eutherianmammal mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
member of: order_Rodentia
subtype: mouse any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
subtype: house_mouse__housemouse__Mus_musculus brownish-gray Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide
subtype: harvest_mouse__harvestmouse__Micromyx_minutus small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields
subtype: field_mouse__fieldmouse any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
subtype: European_wood_mouse__Apodemus_sylvaticus nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
subtype: wood_mouse any of various New World woodland mice
subtype: white-footed_mouse__vesper_mouse__Peromyscus_leucopus American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts
subtype: deer_mouse__Peromyscus_maniculatus brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus
subtype: cactus_mouse__Peromyscus_eremicus burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States
subtype: cotton_mouse__Peromyscus_gossypinus large dark mouse of southeastern United States
subtype: pygmy_mouse__pygmymouse__Baiomys_taylori very small dark grayish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico
subtype: rat any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
subtype: pocket_rat any of various rodents with cheek pouches
subtype: pocket_mouse any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail
subtype: silky_pocket_mouse__Perognathus_flavus small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico
subtype: plains_pocket_mouse__Perognathus_flavescens small rodent of open areas of United States plains states
subtype: hispid_pocket_mouse__Perognathus_hispidus large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States
subtype: Mexican_pocket_mouse__Liomys_irroratus large pocket mouse of Mexico
subtype: kangaroo_rat__desert_rat__Dipodomys_phillipsii any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
subtype: Ord_kangaroo_rat__Dipodomys_ordi most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States
subtype: dwarf_pocket_rat__kangaroo_mouse small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats
subtype: pocket_gopher__gopher__pouched_rat__pouchedrat burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
subtype: plains_pocket_gopher__Geomys_bursarius gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America
subtype: southeastern_pocket_gopher__Geomys_pinetis gopher of Alabama Georgia and Florida
subtype: valley_pocket_gopher__Thomomys_bottae of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States
subtype: northern_pocket_gopher__Thomomys_talpoides grayish to brown gopher of western and central United States
subtype: brown_rat__brownrat__Norway_rat__Rattus_norvegicus common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide
subtype: wharf_rat__wharfrat brown rat that infests wharves
subtype: sewer_rat__sewerrat brown rat commonly found in sewers
subtype: black_rat__blackrat__roof_rat__Rattus_rattus common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide
subtype: bandicoot_rat__bandicootrat__mole_rat burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon
subtype: jerboa_rat large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping
subtype: kangaroo_mouse leaping rodent of Australian desert areas
subtype: rice_rat__Oryzomys_palustris hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States
subtype: murine a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae
subtype: water_rat__waterrat any of various amphibious rats
subtype: beaver_rat amphibious rat of Australia and New Guinea
subtype: New_World_mouse a variety of rodent
subtype: American_harvest_mouse__harvest_mouse__harvestmouse any of several small grayish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields
subtype: muskrat__Ondatra_zibethica beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
subtype: round-tailed_muskrat__Florida_water_rat__Neofiber_alleni of Florida wetlands
subtype: cotton_rat__Sigmodon_hispidus destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America
subtype: wood_rat any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur gray above and white below with well-furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
subtype: vole__field_mouse__fieldmouse any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae especially of genus Microtus having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows
subtype: grasshopper_mouse__grasshoppermouse insectivorous mouse of western North America
subtype: pine_vole__pine_mouse__Pitymys_pinetorum short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States
subtype: meadow_vole__meadow_mouse__Microtus_pennsylvaticus widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada
subtype: Richardson_vole__water_vole__watervole__Microtus_richardsoni of western North America
subtype: prairie_vole__prairievole__Microtus_ochrogaster typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada
subtype: water_vole__watervole__water_rat__waterrat__Arvicola_amphibius common large Eurasian vole
subtype: red-backed_mouse__redback_vole__redbackvole any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America
subtype: phenacomys any of several vole-like terrestrial or arboreal rodents of cold forested regions of Canada and western United States
subtype: packrat__traderat__bushytail_woodrat__bushytailwoodrat__Neotoma_cinerea any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
subtype: dusky-footed_woodrat__Neotoma_fuscipes host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California
subtype: eastern_woodrat__easternwoodrat__Neotoma_floridana large grayish-brown woodrat of the southeastern United States
subtype: hamster short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
subtype: Eurasian_hamster__Cricetus_cricetus a variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia
subtype: golden_hamster__Syrian_hamster__Mesocricetus_auratus small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet
subtype: gerbil__gerbille small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
subtype: jird North African gerbils
subtype: tamarisk_gerbil__Meriones_unguiculatus popular as a pet
subtype: Meriones_longifrons__sand_rat southern European gerbil
subtype: lemming any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
subtype: European_lemming__Lemmus_lemmus notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown
subtype: brown_lemming__brownlemming__Lemmus_trimucronatus of northwestern Canada and Alaska
subtype: gray_lemming__red-backed_lemming Old World lemming
subtype: pied_lemming North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged
subtype: Hudson_bay_collared_lemming__Dicrostonyx_hudsonius of northern Canada
subtype: southern_bog_lemming__Synaptomys_cooperi of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada
subtype: northern_bog_lemming__Synaptomys_borealis of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska
subtype: porcupine__hedgehog relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
subtype: Old_World_porcupine terrestrial porcupine
subtype: brush-tailed_porcupine__brush-tail_porcupine porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail
subtype: long-tailed_porcupine__Trichys_lipura porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail
subtype: New_World_porcupine arboreal porcupine
subtype: Canada_porcupine__Erethizon_dorsatum porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease
subtype: jumping_mouse__jumpingmouse any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America
subtype: meadow_jumping_mouse__Zapus_hudsonius widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada
subtype: jerboa mouselike jumping rodent
subtype: typical_jerboa__typicaljerboa small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs; of arid parts of North Africa and Asia
subtype: Jaculus_jaculus a variety of jerboa
subtype: dormouse small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
subtype: loir__Glis_glis large European dormouse
subtype: hazel_mouse__hazelmouse__Muscardinus_avellanarius a variety of dormouse
subtype: lerot dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa
subtype: squirrel a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
subtype: tree_squirrel any typical arboreal squirrel
subtype: eastern_gray_squirrel__cat_squirrel__catsquirrel__Sciurus_carolinensis common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England
subtype: western_gray_squirrel__Sciurus_griseus large gray squirrel of far western areas of United States
subtype: eastern_fox_squirrel__easternfoxsquirrel__fox_squirrel__foxsquirrel__Sciurus_niger exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States
subtype: black_squirrel__blacksquirrel fox squirrel or gray squirrel in the black color phase
subtype: red_squirrel__redsquirrel__cat_squirrel__catsquirrel__Sciurus_vulgaris common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia
subtype: American_red_squirrel__spruce_squirrel__red_squirrel__redsquirrel__Sciurus_hudsonicus__Tamiasciurus_hudsonicus of northern United States and Canada
subtype: chickeree__Douglas_squirrel__Tamiasciurus_douglasi far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel
subtype: ground_squirrel__gopher__spermophile any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
subtype: whitetail_antelope_squirrel__antelope_squirrel__antelope_chipmunk__Citellus_leucurus small ground squirrel of western United States
subtype: mantled_ground_squirrel__Citellus_lateralis common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America; resembles a large chipmunk
subtype: suslik__souslik__Citellus_citellus rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel
subtype: flickertail__Richardson_ground_squirrel__Citellus_richardsoni of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada
subtype: rock_squirrel__Citellus_variegatus large gray ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United States
subtype: Arctic_ground_squirrel__parka_squirrel__parkasquirrel__Citellus_parryi large ground squirrel of the North American far north
subtype: eastern_chipmunk__easternchipmunk__hackee__striped_squirrel__stripedsquirrel__ground_squirrel__Tamias_striatus small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
subtype: chipmunk chipmunk of western America and Asia
subtype: baronduki__baranduki__barunduki__burunduki__eutamiusasiaticu__Eutamius_sibiricus terrestrial Siberian squirrel
subtype: American_flying_squirrel New World flying squirrels
subtype: southern_flying_squirrel__Glaucomys_volans small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States
subtype: northern_flying_squirrel__Glaucomys_sabrinus large flying squirrel; chiefly of Canada
subtype: Asiatic_flying_squirrel nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps
subtype: taguan__flying_marmot__flying_cat__Petaurista_petaurista East Indian flying squirrel
subtype: prairie_dog__prairiedog__prairie_marmot__prairiemarmot any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry
subtype: blacktail_prairie_dog__blacktailprairiedog__Cynomys_ludovicianus tail is black tipped
subtype: whitetail_prairie_dog__whitetailprairiedog__Cynomys_gunnisoni tail is white tipped
subtype: marmot stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
subtype: groundhog__woodchuck__Marmota_monax reddish brown North American marmot
subtype: hoary_marmot__hoarymarmot__whistler__whistling_marmot__whistlingmarmot__Marmota_caligata large North American mountain marmot
subtype: yellowbelly_marmot__yellowbellymarmot__rockchuck__marmotaflaviventri heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America
subtype: beaver large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges
subtype: Old_World_beaver__Castor_fiber a European variety of beaver
subtype: New_World_beaver__Castor_canadensis a variety of beaver found in almost all areas of North America except Florida
subtype: mountain_beaver__sewellel__Aplodontia_rufa bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent
subtype: cavy short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
subtype: Cavia_cobaya__guinea_pig stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research
subtype: aperea__wild_cavy__Cavia_porcellus South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig
subtype: mara__Dolichotis_patagonum hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina
subtype: capybara__capibara__Hydrochoerus_hydrochaeris pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent
subtype: agouti__Dasyprocta_aguti agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America and West Indies; valued as food
subtype: Cuniculus_paca__paca large burrowing rodent of South and Central America; highly esteemed as food
subtype: mountain_paca rodent of mountains of western South America
subtype: Myocastor_coypus__coypu__nutria aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
subtype: Chinchilla_laniger__chinchilla small rodent with soft pearly gray fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur
subtype: mountain_chinchilla__mountain_viscacha a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity
subtype: viscacha__chinchillon__Lagostomus_maximus gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
subtype: abrocome__chinchilla_rat__rat_chinchilla__ratchinchilla ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes
subtype: mole_rat furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East
subtype: mole_rat.rodent__molerat African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance
subtype: sand_rat small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas
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