#RodentOfTheDay American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
"North American beavers are the largest rodents in North America and the second largest in the world (South America's capybaras being the heaviest)."
It's #InternationalBeaverDay!
nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/beaver
A small golden-brown mouse climbing among green grass.
#RodentOfTheDay New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus)
This species is listed as Endangered.
"The jumping mouse hibernates about 9 months out of the year, longer than most other mammals...The species historical range included Arizona"
#MouseMonday
ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/...
A brown Wood Mouse standing on some tree remnants and moss. There are leaves in the background. The mouse has larger ears and large black eyes. It appears to have a white underbelly. Text: Wood Mouse (c) Derek Middleton
More info the #RodentOfTheDay, the Wood Mouse.
"Studies over the years have even pointed to an ability to navigate within their environment by way-marking...This system of spatial awareness had previously only been documented in one other mammal - us."
sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/species...
#RodentOfTheDay Wood Mouse/Long-Tailed Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
"Did you know? Wood mice can shed the skin on their tail in a bid to escape predators.
Wood mice live in woodland, parks, gardens and farmland."
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-...
A Great Gerbil standing on its hind legs on rocky soil. It is mostly facing the camera. Its fur is golden brown and white. It has large black eyes. Text: Family Muridae Rhombomys opimus C Smith ASM - MIL
A Great Gerbil standing on its hind legs on rocky soil. There is greenery in the background. It is mostly golden brown with a long, shortly-furred tail. Text: Family Muridae Rhombomys opimus K Rogovin ASM - MIL
#RodentOfTheDay Great Gerbil (Rhombomys opimus)
"From S Mongolia and N China (Xinjiang, Gansu, Nei Mongolia) to Kazakhstan, Iran, Afghanistan, and SW Pakistan."
Info from: www.mammalsociety.org/image-librar...
A golden brown rat with a long furred tail. It is standing on some rocks and soil of a lightly-reddish-brown. Text: Central Rock-rat. Photo: Michael Barritt and Karen May
#RodentOfTheDay Central Rock Rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus)
Status: Critically Endangered
"Key threats to Central Rock-rats are predation by feral cats and extensive fires which can reduce food availability across the entire current range of the species."
Inf: www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/...
A dark grey/black mouse with tiny eyes. Its tail goes from dark grey at the base to black at the tip. Text: (c) KD Rudloff / ASM-MIL
Today's #RodentOfTheDay is also known as the Chapa Tree Mouse.
Other common names
Chapa Pygmy Dormouse · Vietnamese Pygmy Dormouse
www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003772/
#RodentOfTheDay Vietnamese Pygmy Dormouse (Typhlomys cinereus chapensis)
"Measurements of the mice in the Moscow Zoo revealed that the species can't see objects because of a folded retina and a low number of neurons capable of collecting visual information..."
Inf: www.science.org/content/arti...
A Large Japanese Field Mouse emerging from greenery. It is standing on soil. It is facing the camera. It is golden-brown with a white underbelly.
#RodentOfTheDay Large Japanese Field Mouse (Apodemus speciosus)
"Main region: Hokkaido to Kyushu. This species and small Japanese field mouse are fields mouse native to Japan found in mountains throughout Japan."
Ph/Info: www.takao599museum.jp/treasures/an...
#RodentOfTheDay Long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)
"This species of chinchilla is only found in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile. They live in rocky, mountainous areas from 9,800 to 16,400 feet...in elevation and den in crevices and holes."
nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/long...
A picture of a High Sierra Chipmunk sitting on a grey rock. There is soil and greenery in the background. The chipmunk is a golden-brown rodent of a weight of 27-45 oz and a length of 166-203 mm. It has black and white stripes along the fact and back. It's ears seem taller and more pointed than other chipmunk species (that I am familiar with, at least). Text: High Sierra Chipmunk Eric Sonstroem Attribution License
#RodentOfTheDay Alpine Chipmunk (Neotamias alpinus)
"Alpine chipmunks are found in California, USA. They live only in high Sierra Nevada, from Yosemite National Park in the north, to Olancha Peak in the south."
Photo/Info: animalia.bio/alpine-chipm...
A picture of a Relict Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus relictus). This one is mostly light and golden brown. It is standing on its rear legs among grasses. It slightly resembles a Prairie Dog.
#RodentOfTheDay Relict Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus relictus)
"It is found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. It is thought to be synonymous with Spermophilus ralli, whose name was formerly used for the Tian Shan ground squirrel (S. nilkaensis)."
Photo/Info: animalia.bio/spermophilus...
More information on today's #RodentOfTheDay:
"Hot off the volcano
The Mexican volcano mouse (Neotomodon alstoni, Merriam 1898), is the only species within the monotypic genus Neotomodon, and is endemic to the Transverse Neovolcanic Ridge of central Mexico."
www.dnazoo.org/post/hot-off...
A grey-brown mouse with a white underbelly standing on some greenery. It is facing the camera. Text: (c) MA Leon-Tapia * A Jacome / ASM-MIL
#RodentOfTheDay Mexican Volcano Mouse (Neotomodon alstoni)
"Merriam, C.H. 1898-04-30. A new genus (Neotomodon) and three new species of murine rodents from the mountains of southern Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington"
#MouseMonday
www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002263/
#RodentOfTheDay Red Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus palliatus)
"...also known as red-bellied coast squirrel, is a species of squirrel found in forests along the eastern coast of Africa, from Somalia in the north to KwaZulu-Natal in the south"
#SqrlPix
Photos/info: wildlifevagabond.com/wildlife/mam...
A small black-grey mouse with a longer snout, large eyes, and a long tail. It appears to have a white underbelly. Text: Rodentia - Cricidae Peromyscus keeni Northwestern Deer Mouse C Smith ASM - MIL
#RodentOfTheDay Northwestern Deermouse (Peromyscus keeni)
"Geographic Distribution: S Alaska, W British Columbia, and W Washington, west of the Coastal and Cascade mountain ranges and including continental shelf islands and archipelagos."
Ph/Info: www.mammalogy.org/image-librar...
#RodentOfTheDay Dark Kangaroo Mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus)
"-inhabit dry desert areas with lots of loose sand and gravel...They create underground systems throughout the sand dunes that protects them from extreme temperatures and predators."
#MouseMonday
Ph/In: www.ndow.org/species/dark...
A Guayaquil Squirrel. It is a brown squirrel standing in the branch of a tree. It has a long tail and longer upturned ears.
#RodentOfTheDay Guayaquil Squirrel (Sciurus stramineus)
"Sciurus stramineus (Guayaquil Squirrel) is a species of rodents in the family Sciuridae. They are found in The Neotropics. They are diurnal herbivores."
Photo and info: eol.org/pages/313020
A brown and dark brown mouse standing on brown rocks. There appears to be a slight covering of moss on the rock behind the mouse. Text: Rodentia - Cricetida Neacomys spinosus Common Bristly Mouse TBF Semedo ASM - MIL
#RodentOfTheDay Common Bristly Mouse (NEACOMYS SPINOSUS)
"Distribution: WC Brazil to Andean foothills and lowlands of SE Colombia, E Ecuador, E Perú, and N and C Bolivia
Family: Cricetidae (hamsters, New World rats & mice, voles)" Photo/Info:
www.mammalogy.org/image-librar...
A mostly grey rodent that may be about three times the size of a guinea pig (my estimate). It has a band of black fur along its muzzle. It has a large, nearly-pointed ears. It is standing on greyish soil.
#RodentOfTheDay Argentine Plains Viscacha (Lagostomus maximus)
"[A] species of rodents in the family Chinchillidae. They are native to The Neotropics. They are nocturnal herbivores. Individuals are known to live for 112.8 months and can grow to 523.73 mm."
Ph/Inf: eol.org/pages/326930
A litter of Pygmy African Gerbils. They are a pale brown with grey highlights on the upper side and are white/off-white on the bottom. They are grouped together in the corner of an enclosed area.
#RodentOfTheDay Pygmy African Gerbil (Gerbillus perpallidus)
"The pale gerbil...is endemic to Egypt and is distributed mainly in the northwestern part of the country. It is also known as the pallid gerbil. "
Info www.mindat.org/taxon-243780...
Ph: zooinstitutes.com/animals/pygm...
The little native mouse has fur that is yellow-brown to grey-brown above and white underneath. It is the smallest of all Australian native mice with a head and body length of 55–75 mm (2.2–3.0 in) with adults of both sexes being roughly the same in size, weight (6–15 g (0.21–0.53 oz)) and colour. Thisone is standing on twigs and leaf litter. (c) B.G. Thomson
#RodentOfTheDay Delicate Mouse (Pseudomys delicatulus)
"The Kunwinjku people of western Arnhem Land call this little creature kijbuk. It is found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and Papua New G..."
#MouseMonday
Ph/inf: apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-sear...
#RodentOfTheDay Western-Pebble Mound Mouse/Ngadji (Pseudomys chapmani)
"Look at this sweet tiny mouse, busy at work. That pebble is literally the size of its head, and it’s carrying it in its powerful little maw."
Ph/Inf: www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatu...
A picture of a Lesser Blind Mole-Rat standing on rocky soil. It has very small eyes (which almost appear invisible). It is mostly a white-grey with hints of brown. It has a larger nose. The large incisors are visble near the bottom of its head. It is emerging from a burrow. Text: Lesser Blind Mole-Rat Biso Attribution-ShareAlike License
#RodentOfTheDay Lesser Blind Mole Rat (Spalax leucodon)
"Blind mole-rats are not in fact completely blind as they do have simple eyes located under a layer of skin and fur. They act effectively as light meters, only sensing the level of available light.."
Ph/Inf: animalia.bio/lesser-blind...
Washington ground squirrels have short legs, small rounded ears, and a short tail (1 to 2 inches). They have a white eye ring, grayish white spots on their back, and a grayish-white underside. Males are slightly larger than females, with total body lengths of males and females ranging from 7 to 9 inches. They can be distinguished from other similar ground squirrels in Washington, due to their range, spotted fur on their back, and small ears.
#RodentOfTheDay Washington Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus washingtoni)
"The Washington ground squirrel is associated with shrubsteppe and steppe in eastern Washington and is threatened by a number of factors, especially habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation."
Inf: wdfw.wa.gov/species-habi...
#RodentOfTheDay Fawn-Footed Melomys (Melomys cervinipes)
"While the tails of most mice and rats are covered in overlapping scales, the fawn-footed melomys’ tail is made up of tiny, interlinking scales that are arranged like mosaics."
Photo/Info: www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatu...
#RodentOfTheDay Eurasian Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
"The harvest mouse is tiny - an adult can weigh as little as a 2p piece! It prefers habitats with long grass, but you are most likely to spot its round, woven-grass nests."
#MouseMonday #SQUEEAlert
www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-exp...
Two young prairie dogs standing on their hind legs. They are sharing a piece of greenery. The rock beneath their feet is dry and of a light golden-brown color. The two prairie dogs are also a light-golden brown.
#RodentOfTheDay Black Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
"The largest colony ever recorded occured in Texas. It covered an area of 65,000 km^2 and contained and estimated 400 million of animals."
Ph (C): Eva Hejda
Ph/Info:
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cyn...
A species of gerbil that is golden-brown with white fur across patches. It has very large eyes and, you guessed it, hairy feet. It is standing on brownish sand. Text: Rodentia - Muridae Gerbilliscus paeba Paeba Hairy-Footed Gerbil J. Viiser ASM-MIL
#RodentOfTheDay Hairy-Footed Gerbil (Gerbilliscus paeba)
"Paeba Hairy-footed Gerbil
Formerly Gerbillurus paeba.
Geographic Distribution
South Africa (western half and Limpopo), W Mozambique, W Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and SW Angola."
Hobbit Gerbil?
mammalsociety.org/image-librar...
