rat >>>>>>>>>>>>>> human

A picture of a Dusky-footed woodrat. It is a woven nest nestled among the treetops. Text: Dusky-footed woodrats build homes at the base of trees as well as high in the branches. Photo by Marilyn Krieger, CCBC

Dusky-Footed Woodrats Help Save a Canyon [2018]

"They’re officially named dusky-footed woodrats because of the sooty gray colored fur that’s on their feet, chests and sometimes adorns their little faces."

urbanedgewildlife.org/dusky-footed...

A picture of a woodrat in a tree. She is carrying a youngling gently in her mouth. The adult is golden brown, while the young woodrat appearing in a darker brown color. They are surrounded by twigs and greenery.

Woodrats: Nature’s Ingenious Architects

"Meet the dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma macrotis), big-eared woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes), and desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida) – three enigmatic creatures ..."

www.clnaturecenter.org/the-woodrat-...

Photo: Zack Abbey www.inaturalist.org/photos/1298285

A woolly flying squirrel photo in black and white. it is facing left and it appears a human may have it on some kind of leash. Text: Woolly Flying Squirrel 1924

"A Mystery, Wrapped in an Enigma, Hidden in Caves: Rediscovering the Woolly Flying Squirrel"

"In my last blog on flying squirrels, I mentioned the King Kong of flying squirrels, the woolly flying squirrel."

blog.zoonewengland.org/2026/01/20/a...

Two new species of gigantic woolly flying squirrels discovered in the Himalayas International team led by Australian scientists Professor Kristofer Helgen and Dr Stephen Jackson and Chinese scientists Professor Xue-Long Jiang and Dr Quan Li.

From 2021, but since I posted an earlier article about woolly squirrels:

"Two new species of gigantic woolly flying squirrels discovered in the Himalayas

australian.museum/about/organi...

Complete mitochondrial DNA sequences of Eliurus webbi and Eliurus minor, endemic tufted-tailed rats in Madagascar The Webb’s tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus webbi) and the lesser tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus minor) are nocturnal and primarily arboreal rodents native to Madagascar, classified in the subfamily Nesomyin...

Complete mitochondrial DNA sequences of Eliurus webbi and Eliurus minor, endemic tufted-tailed rats in Madagascar www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

First record of the Tibetan Woolly Flying Squirrel, Eupetaurus tibetensis Jackson et al., 2021 (Rodentia, Sciuridae, Pteromyini), from eastern Nepal All three species of woolly flying squirrels, genus Eupetaurus, are among the world’s rarest and least studied mammals. Here, we report the first confirmed record of the Tibetan Woolly Flying Sq...

First record of the Tibetan Woolly Flying Squirrel, Eupetaurus tibetensis Jackson et al., 2021 (Rodentia, Sciuridae, Pteromyini), from eastern Nepal checklist.pensoft.net/articles.php...

High Evolutionary and Taxonomic Diversity of Gerbils (Gerbillus) in the Horn of Africa The genus Gerbillus represents a striking example of successful Pleistocene radiation among rodents, resulting in nearly 50 currently recognised species distributed across Asia (from the Middle East ...

High Evolutionary and Taxonomic Diversity of Gerbils (Gerbillus) in the Horn of Africa - Kostin - Zoologica Scripta - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

How to detect dormice: a comparison of footprint tunnels and camera traps as monitoring methods - European Journal of Wildlife Research European Journal of Wildlife Research - Dormice (Gliridae) are hard to detect, as they are small, nocturnal, often arboreal when active and in or on the ground when hibernating. In Germany, the...

How to detect dormice: a comparison of footprint tunnels and camera traps as monitoring methods link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A Gray-collared Chipmunk standing on a broken tree branch. The tree branch is largely vertical. The chipmunk has more gray fur than normally seen on chipmunks, with a large patch of it over the upper body. The rest of the flank is reddish brown. It has two prominent white stripes along the head and white stipes down its back. Its tail is dark gray and reddish-brown. Text: Rodentia - Sciuridae Neotamias cinereicollis Gray-collared Chipmunk J Hall ASM - MIL

#RodentOfTheDay Gray-Collared Chipmunk (Neotamias cinereicollis)

"Distribution: East central Arizona along Mogollon rim to central New Mexico.

Status: Least Concern (IUCN)"

Ph/Inf: www.mammalogy.org/gray-collare...

True-true!

glossy black squirrel standing on iron fence

A very glossy Squirrel of the Day for April 20, 2026 #sqrlpix

"Sure, I may be a 700-year-old vampire squirrel who drains the blood from my victims---guilty as charged!---but I'm really just a fun-lovin' gal who wants to kick up her feetsies and spread the love. Is that so wrong?"
---Nutsferatu

I would suggest not having boy rats do can-can.

They'd be seeing a lot more than a little leg.

Yes, they do. I also have a bonding scarf, but I've never had much luck with those.

Well, okay, I understand.

I have three new baby ratties at home, who are definitely pocket-sized, so I'm quite happy!

Awww! I can not haz Fire Rat?

Now there's a reason to convince me I need pockets :)

A local squirrel strikes a 'gargoylesque pose' while (seemingly) politely & patiently enquiring about the availability of a tasty walnut 'brunch' snack here this past Saturday morning. (Note: There WAS a tasty walnut 'brunch' snack available, and enjoyed, just a few moments later.) • Raleigh, NC • April 18th, 2026 • 11:13:28 AM •

"...This week, on 'Gargoyle
Squirrels of North Carolina'..."
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#mammals #sqrlpix

A small Pacific Pocket Mouse standing on a person's hand. It is mostly golden-grey with a white underbelly. It has large eyes and compact ears.

Today's #RodentOfTheDay, the Pacific Pocket Mouse, is on the endangered species list.

Learn more from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

"How We're Helping to Save the Pacific Pocket Mouse"

science.sandiegozoo.org/species/paci...

Pacific Pocket Mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service The Pacific pocket mouse ranges in size from 4.3 to 6 inches from nose to tip of the tail. The mouse's coat is spineless and bristle free. The coloring is a light pinkish brown, with a lighter, even w...

#RodentOfTheDay Pacific Pocket Mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus)

"It ranges from 4.3 to 6 inches in length from nose to tip of tail and weighs from 6 to 10 grams, making it one of the smallest rodents in North America."

#MouseMonday

Photo/Inf: www.fws.gov/species/paci...

Thank you!!!

One of the world's rarest mice is adapting to climate change A new study on climate adaptation in the Pacific pocket mouse—North America's most endangered mouse has been published in Science Advances. The research highlights a major challenge for endangered spe...

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Welcome to Something Wild three wee beaver kits YouTube video by Holley Muraco at Something Wild

Rescue beavers! Click-click into YouTube to see-see donation requests! Reader-things have chance to help-help rodents in need-need!

youtu.be/QhCBvrm21p8

They are so smol!

Crysania, Takhisis, Mishakal

Gytha, Magrat, and Esme

Big, fat boy rat Wolfgang has tackled and pinned his best girl Tamago, who is half visible under him as a pair of airborne pink feet and an expanse of white belly with a little booty hole at the bottom. It doesn't appear to be the case, but Tamago is having the time of her life and should not be kink shamed for her hobbies.

Despite appearances to the contrary, Wolfgang and Tamago are best friends and she loves it when he flips her over and sits on her.

Can naked mole rats peacefully hand over power? Naked mole rats keep kingdoms underground. One queen bears all the children, while others maintain complex subterranean tunnels, forage for food, take care of newborns, and perform other necessary upk...

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I've had so many themes: Marilyn Monroe movie characters, Dragonlance ladies, Star Trek ladies, Terry Pratchett Discworld ladies, cities in Italy (that was for my first three, and those were the names the breeder gave them), Diablo ladies, Baldur's Gate III ladies... maybe more... lol