Order: Rodentia (Rodents)

• Abrocomidae (Chinchilla Rats)
• Anomaluridae (Scaly-tailed Squirrels)
• Aplodontidae (Mountain Beaver)
• Bathyergidae (Blesmoles and Mole Rats)
• Calomyscidae (Mouse-like Hamsters)
• Capromyidae (West Indian Hutias)
• Castoridae (Beavers)
• Caviidae (Cavies)
• Chinchillidae (Chinchillas and Viscachas)
• Cricetidae (New World Rats, Mice, Voles and Hamsters)
• Ctenodactylidae (Gundis)
• Ctenomyidae (Tuco-tucos)
• Cuniculidae (Pacas)
• Dasyproctidae (Agoutis and Acouchis)
• Diatomyidae (Laotian Rock Rat)
• Dinomyidae (Pacanara)
• Dipodidae (Birch Mice, Jerboas and Jumping Mice)
• Echimyidae (Spiny Rats)
• Erethizontidae (New World Porcupines)
• Geomyidae (Pocket Gophers)
• Gliridae (Dormice)
• Heteromyidae (Kangaroo Rats and Pocket Mice)
• Hystricidae (Old World Porcupines)
• Muridae (Old World Mice and Rats, Gerbils and Whistling Rats)
• Myocastoridae (Coypu)
• Nesomyidae (African and Malagasy Endemic Rats and Mice)
• Octodontidae (Degus, Rock Rats and Viscacha Rats)
• Pedetidae (Spring Hares)
• Petromuridae (Dassie Rat)
• Platacanthomyidae (Malabar Spiny Dormouse and Pygmy Dormice)
• Sciuridae (Squirrels)
• Spalacidae (Blind Mole Rats, African Mole Rats, Zokors and Bamboo Rats)
• Thryonomyidae (Cane Rats)

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Family: Abrocomidae (Chinchilla Rats)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Abrocoma bennettii	Bennet's Chinchilla Rat
Abrocoma boliviensis	Bolivian Chinchilla Rat
Abrocoma budini	Sierra de Ambato Chinchilla Rat
Abrocoma cinerea	Ashy Chinchilla Rat
Abrocoma famatina	Sierra de Famatina Chinchilla Rat
Abrocoma schistacea	Sierra del Tontal Chinchilla Rat
Abrocoma uspallata	Argentinian Chinchilla Rat
Abrocoma vaccarum	Mendozan Chinchilla Rat
Cuscomys ashaninka	Ashaninka Rat
Cuscomys oblativa	Machu Picchu Arboreal Chinchilla Rat

Family: Anomaluridae (Scaly-tailed Squirrels)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Anomalurus beecrofti	Beecroft's Anomalure
Anomalurus derbianus	Lord Derby's Anomalure
Anomalurus pelii	Pel's Anomalure
Anomalurus pusillus	Lesser Anomalure
Idiurus macrotis	Long-eared Flying Mouse
Idiurus zenkeri	Zenker's Flying Mouse
Zenkerella insignis	Cameroon Scaly-tail

Family: Aplodontidae (Mountain Beaver)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Aplodontia rufa	Mountain Beaver

Family: Bathyergidae (Blesmoles and Mole Rats)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Bathyergus janetta	Namaqua Dune Mole Rat
Bathyergus suillus	Cape Dune Mole Rat
Cryptomys amatus	Zambian Mole Rat
Cryptomys anselli	Ansell's Mole Rat
Cryptomys bocagei	Bocage's Mole Rat
Cryptomys damarensis	Damara Mole Rat
Cryptomys darlingi	Darling's Mole Rat
Cryptomys foxi	Nigerian Mole Rat
Cryptomys hottentotus	African Mole Rat
Cryptomys kafuensis	Kafue Mole Rat
Cryptomys mechowi	Mechow's Mole Rat
Cryptomys ochraceocinereus	Ochre Mole Rat
Cryptomys zechi	Togo Mole Rat
Georychus capensis	Cape Blesmol
Heliophobius argenteocinereus	Silvery Mole Rat
Heterocephalus glaber	Naked Mole Rat

Family: Calomyscidae (Mouse-like Hamsters)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Calomyscus bailwardi	Zagros Mouse-like Hamster
Calomyscus baluchi	Balochistan Mouse-like Hamster
Calomyscus elburzensis	Elburz Mouse-like Hamster
Calomyscus grandis	Noble Mouse-like Hamster
Calomyscus hotsoni	Makran Mouse-like Hamster
Calomyscus mystax	Turkmen Mouse-like Hamster
Calomyscus tsolovi	Syrian Mouse-like Hamster
Calomyscus urartensis	Azeri Mouse-like Hamster

Family: Capromyidae (West Indian Hutias)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Capromys gundlachianus	Gundlach's Hutia
Capromys pilorides	Desmarest's Hutia
Geocapromys brownii	Brown's hutia
Geocapromys ingrahami	Bahamian Hutia
Isolobodon portoricensis	Puerto Rican Hutia
Mesocapromys angelcabrerai	Cabrera's Hutia
Mesocapromys auritus	Eared Hutia
Mesocapromys melanurus	Black-Tailed Hutia
Mesocapromys nanus	Dwarf Hutia
Mesocapromys sanfelipensis	San Felipe Hutia
Mysateles garridoi	Garrido's Hutia
Mysateles meridionalis	Southern Hutia
Mysateles prehensilis	Prehensile-Tailed Hutia
Plagiodontia aedium	Hispaniolan Hutia
Plagiodontia araeum	San Rafael Hutia
Plagiodontia ipnaeum	Samana Hutia

Family: Castoridae (Beavers)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Castor canadensis	American Beaver
Castor fiber	European Beaver

Family: Caviidae (Cavies)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Cavia aperea	Brazilian Guinea Pig
Cavia fulgida	Shiny Guinea Pig
Cavia magna	Greater Guinea Pig
Cavia nana	West Bolivian Guinea Pig
Cavia porcellus	Domestic Guinea Pig
Cavia tschudii	Montane Guinea Pig
Dolichotis patagonum	Patagonian Mara
Dolichotis salinicola	Chacoan Mara
Galea flavidens	Yellow-toothed Cavy
Galea musteloides	Common Yellow-toothed Cavy
Galea spixii	Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris	Capybara
Hydrochoerus isthmius	Panamanian Dwarf Capybara
Kerodon acrobata	Acrobat Cavy
Kerodon rupestris	Rock Cavy
Microcavia australis	Southern Mountain Cavy
Microcavia niata	Andean Mountain Cavy
Microcavia shiptoni	Shipton's Mountain Cavy

Family: Chinchillidae (Chinchillas and Viscachas)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Chinchilla chinchilla	Short-tailed Chinchilla
Chinchilla lanigera	Chinchilla
Lagidium peruanum	Northern Viscacha
Lagidium viscacia	Southern Viscacha
Lagidium wolffsohni	Wolffsohn's Viscacha
Lagostomus crassus	Peruvian Plains Viscacha
Lagostomus maximus	Plains Viscacha

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