Cricetidae
- lemming
Any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution.
- wood rat
Any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey...
- New World mouse
A variety of rodent.
Also contains
- squirrel
A kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail.
- rat
Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
- mouse
Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and...
- hedgehog
Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur.
- dormouse
Small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather.
- marmot
Stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern...
- gerbil
Small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for...
- jerboa
Mouselike jumping rodent.
- prairie dog
Any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having...
- beaver
Large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams...
- hamster
Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches.
- cavy
Short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent.
- jumping mouse
Any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches;...
- water rat
Any of various amphibious rats.
- agouti
Agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies;...
- paca
Large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food.
- mountain paca
Rodent of mountains of western South America.
- coypu
Aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur.
- chinchilla
Small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for...
- mountain chinchilla
A rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivit...
- viscacha
Gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas.
- abrocome
Ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes.
- mole rat
Furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of...
- mole rat
African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance.
- sand rat
Small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas.
- murine
A rodent that is a member of the family Muridae.
- muskrat
Beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur.
- round-tailed muskrat
Of Florida wetlands.
- cotton rat
Destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America.
- mountain beaver
Bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America;...
- mara
Hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina.
- capybara
Pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living...