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DESCRIPTION
Rodents are gnawing mammals characterized by constantly growing incisors adapted for gnawing or nibbling.

photo of black tailed prairie dog.

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RODENTS ON THE REFUGE
  • Black-tailed prairie dog Cynomys ludovicianus
  • Northern procket gopher Thomomys talpoides
  • Plains pocket gopher Geomys bursarius
  • Eastern fox squirrel Sciurus niger
  • Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus
  • Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum
  • Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus
  • Western harvest mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis
  • Hispid pocket mouse Perognathus hispidus
  • Ord's kangaroo rat Dipodomys ordii
  • Northern grasshopper mouse Onychomys leucogaster
  • House mouse Mus Musculus
  • Plains pocket mouse Perognathus flavescens
  • Silky pocket mouse Perognathus flavus
  • Olive-backed pocket mouse Perognathus fasciatus
  • Thirteen-lined ground squirrel Spermopilus tridecemlineatus
  • Spotted ground squirrel Spermophilus spilosoma
  • Meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus
  • Prairie vole Microtus ochrogaster

Last Updated: 3/24/09


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