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RodentsEditor's note:Rats- Lots and lots of rats. Plenty of rats all over the place, and some mice too! Kangaroo RatRound-tailed Ground SquirrelWhite-tailed Antelope Squirrel- Following are Life History Accounts only -Brush DeermouseBotta's Pocket GopherBushy-tailed WoodratCactus DeermouseCanyon DeermouseDesert Pocket MouseDesert WoodratGolden-mantled Ground SquirrelGreat Basin Pocket MouseHouse MouseLittle Pocket MouseLong-tailed Pocket MouseMohave Ground SquirrelNorth American Deer MousePanamint ChipmunkPanamint Kangaroo RatPinyon MouseRock SquirrelSouthern Grasshopper MouseWestern Harvest MouseDefinitions of RodentsAny of various mammals of the order Rodentia which have two pairs of continuously growing and self-sharpening teeth. www.hamsterific.com/Glossary.cfm Rodents are gnawing mammals that make up the Order Rodentia. Examples of rodents are mice, rats, chipmunks, beavers, and squirrels. www.natureshift.org/rangerR/glossary.html a type of warm-blooded animal having fur or hair on the body, mammary glands associated with feeding the offspring, and large incisor teeth that grow continually; rats, mice, squirrels, and beavers are examples of rodents www.kentuckyawake.org/glossary/ relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing wordnet.princeton.edu/ The gnawing Mammalia, such as the rats, rabbits, and squirrels. They are especially characterised by the possession of a single pair of chisel ... www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/sci/lifesciences/OntheOriginofSpecies6thEdition/chap31.html Any of an order (Rodentia) of relatively small gnawing mammals (as a mouse, a squirrel, or a beaver) that have in both jaws a single pair of teeth with a chisel-shaped edge. investigate.conservation.org/expeditions/guyana/glossary.htm Mammals, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel or beaver, that are characterized by large incisors adapted for gnawing or nibbling. www.noworms.com/glossary.cfm a family of mammals which have large front teeth used for gnawing www.sensesofwildness.com/africa/GLOSSARY.HTM |
Notes: Fossorial Rodents are rodents that dig or burrow into the ground. ![]() Pocket Mouse ![]() Round-tailed ground squirrel |
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