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    Muscardinus avellanarius (Common dormouse)

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  • Asian garden dormouse (Eliomys melanurus)

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    The agile Asian garden dormouse is well-adapted for climbing around the rocky surfaces and vegetation of its habitat. It has four digits on…

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    1 photo

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  • Garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus)

    Eliomys quercinus (Garden dormouse)

    Like other dormice, the garden dormouse is an agile rodent, known for its ability to accumulate fat and hibernate for long periods. The…

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    Allactaga vinogradovi (Vinogradov's jerboa)

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  • New Holland mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae)

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  • Anderson's gerbil (Gerbillus andersoni)

    Gerbillus andersoni (Anderson's gerbil)

    The little-known Anderson’s gerbil is a relatively slender-built, medium-sized gerbil. It has fairly long, dense fur, which is dark tan with…

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    1 photos

    0 videos

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    1 photos

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  • Lesser Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus gerbillus)

    Gerbillus gerbillus (Lesser Egyptian gerbil)

    The lesser Egyptian gerbil is the smallest and one of the most widespread Gerbillus species in Egypt. The fur on its back is dappled yellow…

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    1 photos

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    Ctenomys porteousi (Porteous's tuco-tuco)

    Information on Porteous's tuco-tuco is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    5 photos

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  • Egyptian blind mole rat (Spalax aegyptiacus)

    Spalax aegyptiacus (Egyptian blind mole rat)

    The Egyptian blind mole rat is a rodent that is superbly adapted to life underground. Its barrel-shaped body, short legs, and lack of an…

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    1 photo

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  • Lovat’s African climbing mouse (Dendromus lovati)

    Dendromus lovati (Lovat’s African climbing mouse)

    Information on Lovat’s African climbing mouse is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    1 photos

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  • Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus)

    Marmota olympus (Olympic marmot)

    Like other marmots, the Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a large, stocky rodent with short legs, and as a dweller of underground burrows…

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    12 photos

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  • Dark kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus)

    Microdipodops megacephalus (Dark kangaroo mouse)

    Named for its dark-furred back and long hind limbs and feet, the dark kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus) is a bipedal rodent that…

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    1 photos

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  • Greater Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus pyramidum)

    Gerbillus pyramidum (Greater Egyptian gerbil)

    The largest gerbil in Egypt, the greater Egyptian gerbil has orange-brown to tawny-grey fur on its upperparts, often with a darker stripe…

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    1 photos

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  • Koopman's pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys karlkoopmani)

    Chiropodomys karlkoopmani (Koopman's pencil-tailed tree mouse)

    Information on Koopman’s pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys karlkoopmani) is currently being researched and written and will appear…

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    2 photos

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  • Buxton's jird (Meriones sacramenti)

    Meriones sacramenti (Buxton's jird)

    Buxton’s jird (Meriones sacramenti) is one of 16 species in the genus Meriones, a group of relatively large, rat-like rodents. This species…

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  • Red-nosed tree rat (Phyllomys brasiliensis)

    Phyllomys brasiliensis (Red-nosed tree rat)

    Information on the red-nosed tree rat is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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  • Chiapan climbing-rat (Tylomys bullaris)

    Tylomys bullaris (Chiapan climbing-rat)

    Information on the Chiapan climbing-rat is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    3 photos

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  • Broad-toothed mouse (Mastacomys fuscus)

    Mastacomys fuscus (Broad-toothed mouse)

    A tubby, compact rodent that is endemic to south-eastern Australia, the broad-toothed mouse (Mastacomys fuscus) earns its common name from…

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    5 photos

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  • Yonenaga's Atlantic spiny-rat (Trinomys yonenagae)

    Trinomys yonenagae (Yonenaga's Atlantic spiny-rat)

    Information on Yonenaga's Atlantic Spiny-rat is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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  • Shaw's jird (Meriones shawi)

    Meriones shawi (Shaw's jird)

    Although rather rat-like in appearance, jirds actually belong to the same group of rodents as gerbils. Shaw’s jird has dark yellow-brown fur…

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    1 photo

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  • Fat sand rat (Psammomys obesus)

    Psammomys obesus (Fat sand rat)

    The appropriately named fat sand rat is a heavy-built, gerbil-like rodent, native to desert regions. It typically has dark reddish-brown fur…

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    0 videos

  • Santa Catarina's guinea pig (Cavia intermedia)

    Cavia intermedia (Santa Catarina's guinea pig)

    Information on Santa Catarina's guinea pig (Cavia intermedia) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    0 videos

  • North African crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata)

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  • Least chipmunk (Tamias minimus)

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  • North African gerbil (Gerbillus campestris)

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    Also sometimes known as the rock gerbil because of its habitat preferences, the North African gerbil has sandy coloured fur on its…

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    2 photos

    0 videos

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    Found only on one tiny island in the Philippines, the Camiguin forest rat (Bullimus gamay) is a little-known species as it has only been…

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    Crunomys melanius (Mindanao shrew mouse)

    The little-known Mindanao shrew mouse (Crunomys melanius) is one of 15 mice species endemic to the Philippine Islands. The Mindanao shrew…

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