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File:Symbol question.svg ... that the gray grass mouse inhabits forests of Podocarpus parlatorei and Alnus acuminata on steep hillsides on the eastern flanks of the Andes? (2018-11-23)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the long-haired grass mouse is an important reservoir species for the Andes virus? (2016-07-28)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the molecularly distinct Abrotrichini group of South American rodents was not recognized as distinct from the Akodontini until the 1990s? (2010-01-25)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the coat of the Abyssinian guinea pig (pictured) is marked with large swirls of hair known as rosettes? (2016-02-05)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the South American rodent Akodon caenosus may weigh as little as 10.5 g (0.37 oz)? (2010-04-05)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that because the rodent Akodon spegazzinii is so variable, several populations have been named as separate species? (2011-02-11)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Alaska marmots take turns acting as sentries to protect their colonies? (2022-03-20)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Alexander's bush squirrel is named after Lieutenant Boyd Alexander, a British Army officer, explorer, and ornithologist? (2019-09-15)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that, unlike the closely related house mouse, the wild Algerian mouse clears away its own droppings? (2011-04-29)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that pit vipers eat Amazonian hocicudos? (2016-07-02)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the rodent Voalavo gymnocaudus and its parasitic mite Andreacarus voalavo are known only from two massifs in the Northern Highlands of Madagascar? (2011-05-17)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the entire population of Angel Island mice on the island of Estanque in the Gulf of California may have been killed by a single domestic cat in a period of just two years? (2011-10-18)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Angolan African dormouse usually dwells in trees, but has been found in the roof of a hut and in an old beehive? (2017-03-15)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that although related species usually infect several hosts, the parasitic nematode worm Aonchotheca forresteri is known only from the marsh rice rat? (2010-05-06)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Armored Rat (pictured) has spines which grow up to 33 millimetres (1.3 in) in length? (2011-06-07)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that definitive hosts for the fluke Ascocotyle pindoramensis include a variety of birds as well as the marsh rice rat? (2010-05-10)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Asian garden dormouse can enter torpor, a state in which it may remain for several days? (2019-09-14)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Atlantic bamboo rat lives in bamboo thickets and makes loud squeals when alarmed? (2015-09-15)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Bailey's pocket mouse is the only rodent in the Sonoran Desert to eat jojoba nuts, because they are toxic to most other mammals? (2016-08-09)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the bank vole is alert to the alarm calls of tits warning of aerial predators? (2013-09-07)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the silky pocket mouse sometimes shares a burrow with the banner-tailed kangaroo rat or the Phillips' kangaroo rat? (2014-08-23)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that a beaver attack killed a fisherman in Belarus? (2014-10-25)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that at Beaversprite, beavers lived indoors and were allowed to chew on the furniture? (2022-04-18)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that when a Beecroft's flying squirrel brings food to its offspring, its cheeks expand to the size of a tangerine? (2016-12-27)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Bennett's chinchilla rat often shares a burrow with a degu, Chilean rock rat or long-tailed chinchilla? (2016-08-11)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that nests of the black-tailed tree rat resemble those of the red-billed buffalo weaver? (2019-09-20)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the incisors of blesmols are visible even when their mouths are closed? (2005-09-19)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Hypogeomys australis, Nesomys narindaensis, and Brachytarsomys mahajambaensis are the only known extinct rodents of Madagascar? (2010-06-02)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the extinction of the Bramble Cay melomys was described as the first for a mammal species due to anthropogenic climate change? (2019-07-20)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Brants's whistling rat (illustration shown) seldom ventures more than 30 cm (12 in) from one of the many entrances to its burrow? (2019-11-03)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Brazilian arboreal mouse can be told from the long-tongued arboreal mouse by the absence of spines among its hair? (2015-10-22)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Brazilian guinea pig makes stacks of grass stems and has areas that it uses as latrines? (2015-09-04)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Bushy-tailed Woodrat is the original "pack rat" due to its strong affinity for shiny objects such as coins and spoons? (2007-11-08)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that female Cairo spiny mice cooperate in feeding the young of other members of the group? (2013-09-08)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Brazilian rodent Calomys cerqueirai was named only in 2010? (2010-02-09)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Camas pocket gopher (pictured) has been described as "morose and savage", yet can be tamed in captivity? (2014-12-28)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Cape dune mole-rat can excavate up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) of soil in a month? (2011-07-02)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that, despite spending almost their entire lives underground, Cape mole rats nonetheless have activity cycles linked to day and night? (2012-07-11)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Carletonomys, a rodent related to modern rice rats, is known only from one incomplete upper jaw from over 1 million year old silt deposits in Argentina? (2009-09-10)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that although the only known natural definitive host of the fluke Catatropis johnstoni is the marsh rice rat, its normal host may be a bird? (2010-05-11)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Caucasians are brown? (2014-04-01)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that in the Brazilian state of Bahia, cerrado mice are often caught by barn owls, but seldom by researchers? (2020-08-01)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that some hamsters hide their young in their cheek pouches to carry them when they fear danger? (2012-11-09)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the varied wildlife of the United Arab Emirates includes salt-tolerant plants, gerbils and toads (pictured)? (2015-12-28)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Chilean rock rat is found in monkey puzzle and southern beech forests in the high Andes? (2015-09-07)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the northern viscacha and the southern viscacha (pictured), members of the Chinchillidae family, can be found at altitudes as high as 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) above sea level? (2013-11-01)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Chinese zokor, a small burrowing rodent, is considered to be an ecosystem engineer? (2015-12-24)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Christine's margareta rat was named after a member of the expedition that discovered it in 2011? (2014-12-04)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the collared tuco-tuco is rather secretive, emerging only briefly from the entrance to its burrow to forage? (2015-08-27)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that three new species of beetle were identified from the stomach contents of the Colombian forest mouse? (2015-09-22)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the white-footed (pictured), Coues's, Gardner's, Peruvian, and southern climbing mouse are all forest-dwellers from South America? (2016-07-13)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that with a weight of 19 g (0.67 oz) and a length of 140 mm (5.5 in) the creeping vole (Microtus oregoni) is the smallest in Oregon? (2015-01-04)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the South American rodent genus Necromys includes the hairy-tailed, the Paraguayan, the dark, the spotted, the rufous-bellied, and the pleasant bolo mouse, as well as the northern grass mouse? (2016-06-24)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the desert dormouse hibernates for nearly half the year? (2016-08-17)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Desmarest's Hutia has the most complex stomach of any rodent? (2007-04-01)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that domestication of the Syrian hamster began in the 1930s? (2016-04-12)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that some Native Americans called the Douglas Squirrel the "Pillillooeet"? (2004-08-29)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that although the Brazilian rodent Drymoreomys has traits that suggest it lives in trees, it is usually captured on the ground? (2011-05-26)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Dulzura kangaroo rat often blocks up the entrances to its burrow by day? (2016-07-31)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the dune hairy-footed gerbil locates its burrows close to plants, where the roots stabilise the shifting sand? (2019-09-27)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the diet of the dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel includes bark and fruit, including the fleshy fruits of the umbrella tree? (2016-12-31)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that one burrow of the eastern chipmunk (pictured) was found to contain 390 acorns? (2010-02-02)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the eastern harvest mouse (pictured) usually lives for less than a year in the wild? (2010-02-09)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Meadow Vole is a common rodent species found from Alaska to Florida, and that the subspecies from Florida is endangered? (2005-03-03)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the mammal species found at the second-highest known altitude may be either the puna mouse or the eastern puna mouse? (2025-04-11)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the eastern spiny mouse can shed its tail in order to escape from a predator? (2016-08-21)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Malagasy rodent Voalavo antsahabensis, which was only described as a species in 2005, is endangered because of slash-and-burn agriculture? (2011-01-17)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the rice rat "Oryzomys hypenemus", first identified from bones collected from caves in Antigua and Barbuda as early as 1958, still lacks a formal scientific name today? (2009-09-28)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that squirrels may be a major cybersecurity threat (suspect pictured)? (2018-04-01)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that nearly a century after its discovery, the Peruvian rodent Eremoryzomys remains so poorly known that its conservation status cannot be assessed? (2010-04-17)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Ethiopian white-footed mouse and the Ethiopian forest brush-furred rat are two of the most abundant rodents in the montane forests of Ethiopia? (2019-08-13)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that while the European ground squirrel (pictured) is hibernating, it may use up 90% of its fat reserves? (2013-09-30)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the European snow vole gathers, dries and stores bits of grass and leaves for winter use as food? (2013-10-25)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the distribution of the Brazilian rice rat Euryoryzomys emmonsae may be unique among muroid rodents? (2010-03-23)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the elegant rice rat sometimes carries a hantavirus that can cause a fatal disease in humans? (2017-02-14)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that populations of the russet rice rat have been shown to have a monogamous mating system? (2019-10-29)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that FVB Mice are used for genetic research because they produce large litters and their eggs have enlarged nuclei? (2017-12-29)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Peters's squirrel, the flat-headed myotis, the false canyon mouse, the Chamula mountain brook frog, the Sierra Juarez brook frog, the Tamaulipas pygmy owl, and the Oaxaca mud turtle (pictured) are all native to Mexico and found nowhere else? (2016-08-04)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the decline of the gopher tortoise poses a threat to the Florida mouse, which forms the only mammal genus that occurs only in Florida? (2010-02-11)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the forest giant squirrel can crack open nuts with particularly tough shells such as the African walnut? (2017-02-24)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that while the Fresno kangaroo rat is considered vulnerable, the San Quintin kangaroo rat may already be extinct? (2016-07-29)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the fulvous harvest mouse may be able to reduce its body temperature while sleeping in winter, possibly doing so on a daily basis? (2014-09-18)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the long-clawed mole mouse leaves its burrow briefly to forage at night? (2015-09-05)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the New Guinean mouse Pseudohydromys germani is one of two rodent species to have only two molars in each jaw? (2008-04-02)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Asian giant mole rat digs burrows with its teeth, and the East African mole rat can swim? (2013-09-24)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the golden Oldfield mouse makes little paths among the mosses and liverworts growing along horizontal tree branches? (2016-08-08)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that as its natural habitat is converted to cropland, Goldman's pocket mouse is threatened by the increased use of rodenticides? (2017-01-20)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the gray-collared chipmunk supplements its fruit and seed-based diet with fungi, greenery and insects? (2014-08-30)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that in the event of a severe flood, the gray-tailed vole will abandon its complex network of tunnels and head for high ground? (2014-12-12)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the gray tree rat is nocturnal and feeds mainly on fruit? (2016-08-13)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that despite their names, the greater Egyptian gerbil and the lesser Egyptian gerbil are found across much of North Africa? (2019-08-21)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that at birth, the hind legs of the Greater Egyptian jerboa (pictured) are no longer than the forelegs? (2015-08-23)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Ankarafantsika National Park in Madagascar is home to the rhinoceros chameleon and the greater big-footed mouse? (2013-01-18)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the greater guinea pig is semi-aquatic and has webs between its toes? (2015-08-22)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that when feeding, the grey red-backed vole (pictured) prefers bilberry to northern crowberry? (2014-05-24)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Gulf Coast kangaroo rat has two distinct color forms, ashy grey or reddish/yellowish-buff? (2014-09-07)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Gulf Hamstery established the commercial Syrian hamster industry in the United States? (2016-02-02)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the gun-powered mousetrap never gained wide popularity after being patented in 1882, but was hailed as the "best mousetrap ever" in 2012? (2022-11-22)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that suggested close relatives of the rare Ecuadorian rice rat Mindomys have included water rats, tree rats, and Caribbean giant rats? (2010-03-04)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Harris's antelope squirrel (pictured) doesn't sweat, but instead salivates in order to keep cool? (2013-01-21)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that China is the only country in the world to have a licensed vaccine for hepatitis E? (2019-09-09)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that American biologist Philip Hershkovitz discovered many rodent species while he was in his eighties? (2010-03-29)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that kangaroo rats in the family Heteromyidae do not need to drink because they obtain sufficient water from metabolising their food? (2013-09-22)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the highland tuco-tuco has bright yellowish-orange teeth? (2015-10-29)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Himalayan field rat is closely related to the brown rat? (2015-12-04)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Hodgson's giant flying squirrel can glide for 100 m (300 ft) from the tree canopy to the bushes below? (2015-12-02)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Brazilian marsh rat is often preyed on by barn owls but is seldom caught by researchers in their live traps? (2018-04-26)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the diet of the semi-aquatic Chaco marsh rat includes sugar cane, rice and bananas? (2018-05-03)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that one of the factors affecting the future of the Huanchaca mouse is the increased cultivation of biofuels? (2020-06-22)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the South American rodent Irenomys, which has teeth similar to those of an African elephant, was named after the Ancient Greek word iren ("peace") to commemorate the end of World War I? (2009-11-08)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the apicomplexan parasite Isospora hammondi has egg- and sausage-shaped structures? (2010-04-19)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that 122 years after it was first described, the identity of the Brazilian rodent Oryzomys anoblepas is still unknown? (2009-11-04)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Archboldomys kalinga, a rodent of the genus Archboldomys, is found throughout the Central Cordillera on the island of Luzon in the Philippines? (2012-01-08)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that like many desert rodents, kangaroo mice go their entire lives without drinking and get water from their food? (2005-07-12)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that in Florida, even Key Largo Woodrats (pictured) "want enormous homes"? (2010-02-22)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that T. rex survives underground in Kenya? (2010-04-01)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Syrian hamsters are used in research to model various human medical conditions? (2016-05-14)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Lady Burton's rope squirrel (pictured) was named in honour of Isabel Burton, wife of British explorer Sir Richard Burton? (2019-09-17)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the single known population of the Ecuadorian rodent Lagidium ahuacaense may contain only a few dozen individuals? (2010-06-19)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the fossil squirrel Lagrivea is characterized by deep basins in its teeth? (2010-09-09)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Laotian Rock Rat is a new species of rodent that is unique enough to lead researchers to create a new family of mammals? (2005-04-26)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Large Mindoro Forest Mouse, first described as a distinct species in 1995, is known from only 16 individuals from a single mountain on the Island of Mindoro, Philippines? (2009-08-21)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Abbie Lathrop's mouse number 57 was the origin of the C57BL/6 laboratory mouse (pictured)? (2015-05-06)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the lesser cane rat is eaten as bushmeat? (2013-09-08)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the lined pocket mouse differs from Nelson's pocket mouse in having no stiff spines on its rump? (2014-09-25)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that marsh rice rats in Florida are infected by an "unprecedented" number of internal parasites? (2010-05-11)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the rodents of the Caribbean include the hutias (pictured), bear-sized Amblyrhiza, and the cat-sized rat Megalomys desmarestii? (2009-10-14)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the main predator of the little desert pocket mouse is the barn owl? (2014-09-29)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Littledale's whistling rat can be distinguished from Brants's whistling rat by the pitch and length of its calls? (2021-03-11)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the long-tailed dwarf hamster is present in the Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve in Mongolia? (2015-12-05)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the long-tailed marmot spends seven or eight months of each year in hibernation? (2014-10-29)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that some long-tailed spiny rats do not have tails at all? (2016-08-15)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the distress calls of long-tailed vole neonates are in the ultrasonic range? (2014-12-21)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that remains of Lund's Amphibious Rat, one of the largest living rice rats, have been found in association with saber-toothed cats, ground sloths, and glyptodonts? (2009-10-13)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the fluke Lyperosomum intermedium infects the marsh rice rat, although its relatives mostly infect birds? (2010-04-15)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Magawa, an African giant pouched rat (example pictured), sniffed out more than 70 land mines in Cambodia? (2022-02-05)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that although the little brown mouse Monticolomys koopmani was first collected in 1929, it was not formally described until 1996? (2011-01-05)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Manipur Bush Rat (pictured) was described from the collection of A. O. Hume which he donated after his life's work of ornithological notes were sold by a servant as waste paper? (2011-06-04)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that mating in the marsh rice rat (pictured) results in relatively few ejaculations, partly because of female resistance? (2010-03-15)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that fur and bone fragments from what is thought to be a Maule tuco-tuco have been found in 5,000-year-old owl pellets? (2016-08-12)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the tail of Maximowicz's vole can be either dark brown or bicoloured? (2014-11-14)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that a Mediterranean pine vole, which was captured twice at intervals of 33 months, is believed to exhibit the maximum life span ever recorded for a vole? (2013-09-27)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that it is uncertain whether the extinct oryzomyine rodent Megalomys audreyae came from Barbuda or Barbados? (2009-10-09)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the fossil rodent Megapedetes, related to the living springhare, occurred from Greece to Namibia? (2010-04-12)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the burrows of Meriones gerbils (pictured) can have a combined length of over 30 meters and over 18 entrances? (2006-12-03)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Merriam's pocket mouse feeds mainly on seeds and does not need to drink? (2014-08-30)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine differs from Rothschild's porcupine in concealing its spines with long black hair? (2016-07-24)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that although the ranges of the Mexican spiny pocket mouse and the painted spiny pocket mouse overlap, the latter tends to be found in moister, lower habitats? (2014-11-09)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that domestic activities such as washing clothes can threaten the survival of the endangered Mexican water mouse? (2016-09-24)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Michoacan pocket gopher may live almost entirely underground? (2014-09-16)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the rodent genus Microryzomys contains two species, Microryzomys minutus and Microryzomys altissimus, both from the mountains of South America? (2015-10-18)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the midday jird, the Libyan jird and the northern three-toed jerboa (pictured) all colonised Aralkum, a man-made desert? (2016-01-12)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the whole range of the Mindanao mountain rat is within a single protected area? (2017-12-27)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that although living on the same mountain, the Mount Oku rat is endangered by habitat destruction, while the Mittendorf's striped grass mouse is not? (2019-07-10)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the montane wood mouse is widespread and common in tropical Central Africa, but the closely related Mount Oku hylomyscus is found on a single mountainside and is critically endangered? (2017-01-24)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the endangered Mount Graham Red Squirrel (pictured) was believed to be extinct in the 1950s until it was rediscovered in the 1970s? (2010-04-12)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the mountain degu can obtain sufficient moisture from its food to satisfy its water requirements? (2015-09-12)
... that mountain degu families take turns having dust baths? (2025-09-26)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that there are so many species of Murinae (Old World rats and mice) that it is said they are in the process of taking over the world, and humans just came along in the middle of it? (2004-12-24)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that at least twelve different nomenclatures have been proposed for features of the molar in muroid rodents? (2010-03-15)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Namib brush-tailed gerbil uses ultrasonic whistles and foot drumming to communicate? (2019-08-19)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the slender head of the narrow-headed vole may have evolved to allow it to move more easily through crevices in frozen ground? (2014-10-10)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the narrow-skulled pocket mouse can be distinguished from Goldman's pocket mouse partly by the dimensions of its skull? (2014-09-18)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Amazon basin ranges of the bristly mice Neacomys minutus and Neacomys spinosus overlap? (2018-12-29)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Nelson's kangaroo rat lives in a complex burrow which sometimes includes tunnels dug through the subsurface rock? (2014-09-06)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that when the rodent genus Nephelomys was first described in 2006, N. childi, N. maculiventer, N. moerex, N. nimbosus, N. pectoralis, and N. pirrensis were reclassified as separate species in addition to the previously recognized N. albigularis, N. auriventer, N. caracolus, N. devius, N. keaysi, N. levipes, and N. meridensis, almost doubling the known diversity of the genus? (2009-11-08)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that too little is known about the Nigerian mole-rat for the IUCN to assess its conservation status? (2015-08-06)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Amerigo Vespucci may have seen the extinct rodent Noronhomys, otherwise known only from bone remains, on a voyage to the islands of Fernando de Noronha in 1503? (2009-11-20)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the northern birch mouse is a skilful climber? (2014-05-18)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that even though the first specimens of the Bolivian rodent Oecomys sydandersoni were collected in the 1960s, it was not formally described as a distinct species until 2009? (2009-12-12)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that one oldfield mouse was observed gently pulling out her young with her forefeet while giving birth? (2010-02-22)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Central and South American genus Oligoryzomys includes the straw-colored pygmy rice rat, the yellow pygmy rice rat, the destructive pygmy rice rat, and the Magellanic pygmy rice rat which is common on Tierra del Fuego? (2015-10-11)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that in 1990, an explosion in the population of the long-tailed pygmy rice rat followed after a mass-flowering of bamboos? (2015-09-21)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the small-eared pygmy rice rat is sometimes found on rafts of floating vegetation in the Paraguayan Chaco? (2015-09-14)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the olive-backed pocket mouse keeps its cheek pouches clean by rubbing them in the sand? (2014-09-14)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the olive grass mouse lives in diverse habitats and is preyed on by owls, other birds and foxes? (2015-09-11)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Oriental Basin pocket gopher was designated a species in 1895, demoted to a subspecies of Merriam's pocket gopher in 1968, then restored to species status in 2005? (2018-03-01)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the American rodent tribe Oryzomyini includes species living in trees, in the water (including the marsh rice rat, pictured), and on the Galápagos Islands? (2009-12-10)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the number of species in the rodent genus Oryzomys was reduced from 43 to five in 2006? (2010-05-11)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that although much of its habitat has been destroyed, isolated populations of the Mexican rice rat Oryzomys albiventer likely still survive? (2010-03-12)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the introduction of the small Asian mongoose to Jamaica may have led to the extinction of the rice rat Oryzomys antillarum (skull pictured)? (2010-04-21)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the rice rat Oryzomys couesi is infected by two different hantaviruses? (2010-04-10)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Nicaraguan Rice Rat is one of only two mammals endemic to Nicaragua? (2008-07-09)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the South American rice rat Oryzomys gorgasi is threatened by competition with the Black Rat? (2010-01-04)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the extinct Mexican rice rat Oryzomys nelsoni has only been collected once? (2010-03-22)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the rodent Oryzomys peninsulae had only been found alongside one Mexican river, which no longer exists? (2009-12-24)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that it may not be possible to determine what ?Oryzomys pliocaenicus is? (2010-05-08)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the rodents Thomasomys ucucha from Ecuador and Oxymycterus hucucha from Bolivia were both named after the local Quechua word for "mouse"? (2009-12-15)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that ancient packrat middens (essentially, packrat nests) can provide important clues about long-term changes in climate or vegetation in an area? (2005-11-07)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that a squirrel helped to steer viewers to its owner's OnlyFans account? (2025-01-04)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the pebble-mound mice of northern Australia construct mounds of stones around their burrows up to 10 m² in area? (2010-01-26)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Pel's flying squirrel drives off potential predators by hissing and gnashing its teeth? (2017-01-11)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that pesticides are formulated to kill pests, but may have detrimental effects on beneficial insects such as bees? (2017-10-15)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the range of the rodent Macrotarsomys petteri is believed to have shifted as a result of climatic change? (2011-01-09)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Malagasy rodent Eliurus petteri is the only tufted-tailed rat with completely white underparts? (2011-05-21)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the jumbotron at a 2022 Illinois football game displayed a tribute to the piebald squirrel Pinto Bean? (2023-03-13)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Polynesian Rat is used to track human migrations across the Pacific Ocean? (2004-10-14)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that many rice rats have pits at the back of their palates recessed into a deep depression? (2010-01-23)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that it was not realized for 70 years that the Brazilian False Rice Rat was described twice under two different names? (2009-08-09)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that city employees may attend Rodent Control Academy to learn how to deal with the problem of rats in New York City? (2010-04-19)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the potential area of the red-crested tree rat (illustration pictured) is infested with feral cats? (2014-12-22)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the red-tailed chipmunk feeds mainly on seeds and berries but has been caught in traps baited with meat? (2014-09-15)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the reed vole stores grain and pieces of grass in its burrow for winter use? (2014-10-14)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that although the teeth of the extinct rodent Holochilus primigenus are almost identical to those of Lund's Amphibious Rat, it is probably more closely related to marsh rats? (2009-10-16)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Sardinian long-eared bat is the only remaining mammal endemic to Sardinia after others, such as Hensel's field mouse, became extinct after the arrival of humans on the island? (2014-11-05)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the ring-tailed ground squirrel is more dainty and agile than most ground squirrels? (2015-01-03)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the robust tuco-tuco is threatened by loss of its habitat to agricultural development? (2015-11-15)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the rock dormouse sometimes lives in association with rock hyraxes? (2017-03-04)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that rodents are characterized by their continuously-growing, razor sharp incisors? (2014-08-15)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the royal vole has larder chambers in its burrow but not latrines? (2019-04-15)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the pelage of Ruschi's rat is a mixture of ordinary hairs and flattened, black-tipped spines? (2017-06-19)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the St Kilda field mouse (pictured) lives 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of Scotland, and is twice the size of mainland mice? (2013-05-22)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the San Joaquin pocket mouse carries seeds back to its burrow in its cheek pouches? (2015-10-28)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that members of the Sciurini group of squirrels, which includes the eastern gray squirrel (pictured), have been described as living fossils? (2010-03-01)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the South American spiny mouse and the Ucayali spiny mouse, members of the genus Scolomys, have fur that is a mixture of hair and spines? (2015-10-03)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the wildlife of Senegal includes a critically endangered subspecies of the giant eland and the common Senegal one-striped grass mouse? (2019-06-30)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the fossil dormouse Seorsumuscardinus is known only from isolated teeth? (2010-07-12)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the practice of taking cats aboard ships (example pictured) dates back to the Ancient Egyptians? (2008-01-10)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that scramble competition is one of the causes of the large population swings experienced by the field vole? (2013-10-03)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that two of the four known species of the worm-eating shrewlike rats from Luzon Island, Philippines were first described in April, 2007? (2007-05-12)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that courtship in the silvery mole-rat includes locking incisors or gently nibbling the spouse? (2016-12-21)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Simplicidentata, the group including rodents and their closest extinct relatives, is characterized by the loss of a pair of upper incisors? (2011-02-05)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the nematode Skrjabinoclava kinsellai is characterized by the presence of shoe-like and nipple-like structures? (2010-04-09)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that young Sloggett's vlei rats have several adaptations that help them cope with severe cold in winter? (2016-12-23)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that South East Forest National Park in the southeastern corner of New South Wales is a haven for the uncommon Olive Whistler (pictured) and endangered Smoky Mouse? (2011-05-23)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that young Sokolov's Dwarf Hamsters are born with a dark stripe down their back that fades with age? (2011-02-05)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the southeastern pocket gopher enjoys sweet potatoes, sugarcane and peanuts? (2015-10-21)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the southern grasshopper mouse preys on the Arizona bark scorpion even when stung repeatedly in the face? (2014-10-28)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the yellow-nosed cotton rat often shares the burrow of the southern pocket gopher? (2014-08-27)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that juvenile steppe mice (pictured) build mounds in autumn that may be 4 m (13 ft) in diameter? (2016-08-15)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that in its desert burrow, the tawny tuco-tuco can stay cool in the heat of the day? (2015-09-22)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that despite normally being grey, brown and white, one Texas antelope squirrel found in 1905 was tinted purple? (2013-01-29)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Texas pocket gopher examines its own fecal pellets, selecting some to consume and rejecting the rest? (2014-07-07)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Thomas's rope squirrel can communicate with other squirrels vocally or by stamping? (2019-09-18)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the reproductive rate of Tome's spiny rat seems to depend on the local abundance of fruit? (2016-07-25)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Townsend's vole creates runways among vegetation, with large latrines often forming near junctions? (2014-10-25)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the only external feature that distinguishes the rice rat genera Transandinomys and Hylaeamys may be length of the whiskers? (2010-07-04)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the rice rat Transandinomys bolivaris is characterized by very long whiskers, up to 5 cm (2 in) in length? (2010-05-12)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the rice rat Transandinomys talamancae has three digits on its penis, of which the middle is longer? (2010-05-20)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that reports of Tristram's jirds (pictured) on the Greek island of Kos are the only wild gerbil sightings from Europe outside of the former Soviet Union? (2012-05-14)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that suspected Mexican drug lord Elvis González Valencia has 17 siblings, giving rise to their clan nickname "Cuinis", referring to a ground squirrel found locally? (2017-06-05)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that ablastin, a rat antibody, prevents the parasite Trypanosoma lewisi from reproducing, yet keeps it in adult form? (2011-12-10)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Tommy Tucker, a male pet squirrel wearing women's clothes (pictured), became famous during World War II, selling war bonds and entertaining children? (2016-11-12)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the "vampire squirrel" (pictured) of Borneo, which is reputed to eat the livers and hearts of chickens and deer, has the largest-known tail-to-body-size ratio of any mammal? (2015-10-31)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Uspallata chinchilla rat feeds on the leaves of the creosote bush, despite the toxicity of its foliage? (2018-05-05)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that a form of encephalitis that killed three people is believed to have been caused by a virus carried by their pet variegated squirrels (pictured)? (2016-08-11)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that although the genus Hesperomys once included most of the cricetid rodents of the Americas, it is now no longer used? (2010-05-07)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that breeding males of the Malagasy rodent Voalavo produce a sweet-smelling musk? (2011-05-19)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that a female Western harvest mouse can potentially give birth to as many as forty to sixty offspring in a single year? (2006-02-22)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the western jumping mouse (pictured) hibernates for up to ten months each year? (2013-07-19)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that under certain conditions, the woodland dormouse can enter a state of torpor? (2016-12-13)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the yellow-cheeked chipmunk is secretive in its habits and is more likely to be heard than seen? (2014-09-16)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the yellow-necked mouse may enable seedling beech trees to grow in locations away from the parent tree? (2013-10-10)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Yonenaga's Atlantic spiny rat produces a secretion from its anal gland that has been described as smelling like tutti frutti? (2021-05-28)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Zaisan mole vole uses its incisors and upward movements of its head to burrow through the soil? (2014-10-11)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that in rodents, the position of the zygomatic plate varies from nearly horizontal to nearly vertical? (2010-01-25)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the common gundi (pictured) may act as a natural reservoir for the pathogen that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis? (2016-08-18)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that a colony of Damaraland mole rats have been estimated to excavate as much as three tons of earth over a two week period? (2013-04-22)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that Hildegarde had a bat, a mouse and a shrew named in her honour? (2019-10-15)
File:Symbol question.svg ... that the Barbary ground squirrel (pictured) is the only African species of squirrel that lives north of the Sahara? (2013-02-25)

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071 Wild marmot at Grand Muveran Nature Reserve Photo by Giles Laurent

071 Wild marmot at Grand Muveran Nature Reserve Photo by Giles Laurent
CA Ground Squirrel on rock

CA Ground Squirrel on rock
Cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) on Capybara

Cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) on Capybara
Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) head Paz de las Aves

Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) head Paz de las Aves
Chipmunk with stuffed cheeks in Prospect Park (05980)

Chipmunk with stuffed cheeks in Prospect Park (05980)
Cynomys ludovicianus GNP 21

Cynomys ludovicianus GNP 21
European hamster (Cricetus cricetus) Meidling 2

European hamster (Cricetus cricetus) Meidling 2
European souslik (Spermophilus citellus) Obrovisko

European souslik (Spermophilus citellus) Obrovisko
Five-striped palm squirrel (Funambulus pennantii)

Five-striped palm squirrel (Funambulus pennantii)
Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris in Brazil in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 09

Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris in Brazil in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 09
Japanese Squirrel edit2

Japanese Squirrel edit2
John Singleton Copley - A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (Henry Pelham) - Google Art Project

John Singleton Copley - A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (Henry Pelham) - Google Art Project
Marmota monax UL 04

Marmota monax UL 04
Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis chrysuros) male Caldas

Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis chrysuros) male Caldas
Sonoma chipmunk at Samuel P. Taylor State Park

Sonoma chipmunk at Samuel P. Taylor State Park
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VolRenderShearWarp
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Xerus inauris

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Akodon spegazzinii (2017-05-26)
Beaver (2023-04-07)
Camas pocket gopher (2017-04-03)
Drymoreomys (2013-01-31)
Eremoryzomys (2016-10-03)
Euryoryzomys emmonsae (2018-07-13)
Guinea pig (2007-10-08)
Hammond's rice rat (2022-01-07)
Lundomys (2017-08-20)
Malagasy mountain mouse (2018-10-04)
Marsh rice rat (2010-04-14)
Noronhomys (2019-07-15)
Northern voalavo (2021-03-06)
Olympic marmot (2017-02-10)
Oryzomys (2015-02-24)
Oryzomys antillarum (2022-10-24)
Oryzomys couesi (2021-10-17)
Oryzomys dimidiatus (2021-07-25)
Oryzomys gorgasi (2021-02-26)
Oryzomys peninsulae (2014-05-11)
Petter's big-footed mouse (2017-06-13)
Pseudoryzomys (2019-02-16)
Rodent (2015-05-22)
Seorsumuscardinus (2015-08-21)
Thomasomys ucucha (2019-01-19)
Transandinomys (2021-09-27)
Transandinomys bolivaris (2014-09-24)
Transandinomys talamancae (2020-01-14)
Voalavo (2016-08-24)

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List of parasites of the marsh rice rat (2014-05-19)

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071 Wild marmot at Grand Muveran Nature Reserve Photo by Giles Laurent (2025-03-04)

071 Wild marmot at Grand Muveran Nature Reserve Photo by Giles Laurent (2025-03-04)
CA Ground Squirrel on rock (2009-10-12)

CA Ground Squirrel on rock (2009-10-12)
Cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) on Capybara (2025-01-22)

Cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) on Capybara (2025-01-22)
Chipmunk with stuffed cheeks in Prospect Park (05980) (2024-03-12)

Chipmunk with stuffed cheeks in Prospect Park (05980) (2024-03-12)
Cynomys ludovicianus GNP 21 (2023-11-10)

Cynomys ludovicianus GNP 21 (2023-11-10)
Five-striped palm squirrel (Funambulus pennantii) (2021-11-23)

Five-striped palm squirrel (Funambulus pennantii) (2021-11-23)
Japanese Squirrel edit2 (2008-07-17)

Japanese Squirrel edit2 (2008-07-17)
John Singleton Copley - A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (Henry Pelham) - Google Art Project (2023-10-21)

John Singleton Copley - A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (Henry Pelham) - Google Art Project (2023-10-21)
Marmota monax UL 04 (2015-02-02)

Marmota monax UL 04 (2015-02-02)
Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis chrysuros) male Caldas (2023-10-28)

Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis chrysuros) male Caldas (2023-10-28)
Sonoma chipmunk at Samuel P. Taylor State Park (2023-12-26)

Sonoma chipmunk at Samuel P. Taylor State Park (2023-12-26)
VolRenderShearWarp (2010-05-02)

VolRenderShearWarp (2010-05-02)
Xerus inauris (2020-02-26)

Xerus inauris (2020-02-26)

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