ADW: Muroidea: SPECIMENS

Muroideamice, rats, gerbils, and relatives

- South American rats and mice
  Sigmodontinae
- bamboo rats and mole rats
  Rhizomyinae
- squirrels
  Sciuridae
- spiny rats
  Echimyidae
- acuchis and agoutis
  Dasyproctidae
- New World porcupines
  Erethizontidae
- Cheesman's gerbil
  Gerbillus cheesmani
- Cheesman's gerbil
  Gerbillus cheesmani
- Cheesman's gerbil
  Gerbillus cheesmani
- Cheesman's gerbil
  Gerbillus cheesmani
- voalavoanala
  Gymnuromys roberti
- voalavoanala
  Gymnuromys roberti
- voalavoanala
  Gymnuromys roberti
- Allen's woodrat
  Hodomys alleni
- Allen's woodrat
  Hodomys alleni
- Allen's woodrat
  Hodomys alleni
- Allen's woodrat
  Hodomys alleni
- Chaco marsh rat
  Holochilus chacarius
- marsh rat
  Holochilus sciureus
- marsh rat
  Holochilus sciureus

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Grants DRL 0089283, DRL 0628151, DUE 0633095, DRL 0918590, and DUE 1122742. Additional support has come from the Marisla Foundation, UM College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Museum of Zoology, and Information and Technology Services.

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