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Order: Rodentia (Rodents)
Family: Aplodontidae (Mountain Beaver)
Aplodontia rufa (Mountain Beaver)
Family: Castoridae (Beaver)
Castor canadensis (American Beaver)
Family: Dipodidae (Jumping Mice)
Napaeozapus insignis (Woodland Jumping Mouse)
Zapus hudsonius (Meadow Jumping Mouse)
Zapus princeps (Western Jumping Mouse)
Zapus trinotatus (Pacific Jumping Mouse)
Family: Erethizodontidae (Porcupines)
Erethizon dorsatum (North American Porcupine)
Family: Geomyidae (Pocket Gophers)
Cratogeomys castanops (Pappogeomys castanops) (Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher)
Geomys arenarius (Desert Pocket Gopher)
Geomys attwateri (Attwater's Pocket Gopher)
Geomys breviceps (Baird's Pocket Gopher)
Geomys bursarius (Plains Pocket Gopher)
Geomys knoxjonesi (Jones's Pocket Gopher)
Geomys personatus (Texas Pocket Gopher)
Geomys pinetus (Southeastern Pocket Gopher)
Geomys texensis (Llano Pocket Gopher)
Thomomys bottae (Botta's Pocket Gopher)
Thomomys bulbivorus (Camas Pocket Gopher)
Thomomys clusius (Wyoming Pocket Gopher)
Thomomys idahoensis (Idaho Pocket Gopher)
Thomomys mazama (Western Pocket Gopher)
Thomomys monticola (Mountain Pocket Gopher)
Thomomys talpoides (Northern Pocket Gopher)
Thomomys townsendii (Townsend's Pocket Gopher)
Thomomys umbrinus (Southern Pocket Gopher)
Family: Heteromyidae (Pocket Mice, Kangaroo Rats, Kangaroo Mice)
Chaetodipus baileyi (Bailey's Pocket Mouse)
Chaetodipus californicus (California Pocket Mouse)
Chaetodipus eremicus (Chihuahuan Pocket Mouse)
Chaetodipus fallax (San Diego Pocket Mouse)
Chaetodipus formosus (Long-tailed Pocket Mouse)
Chaetodipus hispidus (Hispid Pocket Mouse)
Chaetodipus intermedius (Rock Pocket Mouse)
Chaetodipus nelsoni (Nelson's Pocket Mouse)
Chaetodipus penicillatus (Desert Pocket Mouse)
Chaetodipus spinatus (Spiny Pocket Mouse)
Dipodomys agilis (Agile Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys californicus (California Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys compactus (Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys deserti (Desert Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys elator (Texas Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys elephantinus (Big-eared Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys heermanni (Heermann's Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys ingens (Giant Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys insularis (San Jose Island Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys merriami (Merriam's Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys microps (Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys nitratoides (Fresno Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys ordii (Ord's Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys panamintinus (Panamint Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys simulans (Dulzura Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys spectabilis (Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys stephensi (Stephen's Kangaroo Rat)
Dipodomys venustus (Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat)
Liomys irroratus (Mexican Spiny Pocket Mouse)
Microdipodops megacephalus (Dark Kangaroo Mouse)
Microdipodops pallidus (Pale Kangaroo Mouse)
Perognathus alticola (White-eared Pocket Mouse)
Perognathus amplus (Arizona Pocket Mouse)
Perognathus fasciatus (Olive-backed Pocket Mouse)
Perognathus flavescens (Plains Pocket Mouse)
Perognathus flavus (Silky Pocket Mouse)
Perognathus inornatus (San Joaquin Pocket Mouse)
Perognathus longimembris (Little Pocket Mouse)
Perognathus merriami (Merriam's Pocket Mouse)
Perognathus parvus (Great Basin Pocket Mouse)
Family: Muridae (Rats, Mice, Voles and Lemmings)
Arborimus albipes (White-footed Vole)
Arborimus longicaudus (Red Tree Vole)
Arborimus pomo (Sonoma Tree Vole)
Baiomys taylori (Northern Pygmy Mouse)
Clethrionomys californicus (Western Red-backed Vole)
Clethrionomys gapperi (Southern Red-backed Vole)
Clethrionomys rutilus (Northern Red-backed Vole)
Dicrostonyx groenlandicus (Northern Collared Lemming)
Dicrostonyx hudsonius (Ungava Collared Lemming)
Dicrostonyx richardsoni (Richardson's Collared Lemming)
Lemmiscus curtatus (Sagebrush Vole)
Lemmus trimucronatus (Lemmus sibiricus) (Brown Lemming)
Microtus abbreviatus (Insular Vole)
Microtus breweri (Beach Vole)
Microtus californicus (California Vole)
Microtus canicaudus (Gray-tailed Vole)
Microtus chrotorrhinus (Rock Vole)
Microtus longicaudus (Long-tailed Vole)
Microtus miurus (Singing Vole)
Microtus mogollonensis (Mogollon Vole)
Microtus montanus (Montane Vole)
Microtus ochrogaster (Prairie Vole)
Microtus oeconomus (Tundra Vole)
Microtus oregoni (Creeping Vole)
Microtus pennsylvanicus (Meadow Vole)
Microtus pinetorum (Woodland Vole)
Microtus richardsoni (Water Vole)
Microtus townsendii (Townsend's Vole)
Microtus xanthognathus (Taiga Vole)
Neofiber alleni (Round-tailed Muskrat)
Neotoma albigula (White-throated Woodrat)
Neotoma cinerea (Bushy-tailed Woodrat)
Neotoma devia (Arizona Woodrat)
Neotoma floridana (Eastern Woodrat)
Neotoma fuscipes (Dusky-footed Woodrat)
Neotoma lepida (Desert Woodrat)
Neotoma magister (Allegheny Woodrat)
Neotoma mexicana (Mexican Woodrat)
Neotoma micropus (Southern plains Woodrat)
Neotoma stephensi (Stephen's Woodrat)
Ochrotomys nuttalli (Golden Mouse)
Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat)
Onychomys arenicola (Mearn's Grasshopper Mouse)
Onychomys leucogaster (Northern Grasshopper Mouse)
Onychomys torridus (Southern Grasshopper Mouse)
Oryzomys couesi (Coues's Rice Rat)
Oryzomys palustris (Marsh Rice Rat)
Peromyscus attwateri (Texas Mouse)
Peromyscus boylii (Brush Mouse)
Peromyscus californicus (California Mouse)
Peromyscus crinitus (Canyon Mouse)
Peromyscus eremicus (Cactus Mouse)
Peromyscus gossypinus (Cotton Mouse)
Peromyscus gratus (Osgood's Mouse)
Peromyscus keeni (Northwestern Deermouse)
Peromyscus leucopus (White-footed Mouse)
Peromyscus maniculatus (Deermouse)
Peromyscus merriami (Mesquite Mouse)
Peromyscus nasutus (Northern Rock Mouse)
Peromyscus pectoralis (White-ankled Mouse)
Peromyscus polionotus (Oldfield Mouse)
Peromyscus truei (Pinyon Mouse)
Phenacomys intermedius (Western Heather Vole)
Phenacomys ungava (Eastern Heather Vole)
Podomys floridanus (Florida Mouse)
Reithrodontomys fulvescens (Fulvous Harvest Mouse)
Reithrodontomys humulis (Eastern Harvest Mouse)
Reithrodontomys megalotis (Western Harvest Mouse)
Reithrodontomys montanus (Plains Harvest Mouse)
Reithrodontomys raviventris (Salt-marsh Harvest Mouse)
Sigmodon arizonae (Arizona Cotton Rat)
Sigmodon fulviventer (Tawny-bellied Cotton Rat)
Sigmodon hispidus (Hispid Cotton Rat)
Sigmodon ochrognathus (Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat)
Synaptomys borealis (Northern Bog Lemming)
Synaptomys cooperi (Southern Bog Lemming)
Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels, Chipmunks, Marmots, Prairie Dogs)
Ammospermophilus harrisii (Harris's Antelope Squirrel)
Ammospermophilus interpres (Texas Antelope Squirrel)
Ammospermophilus leucurus (White-tailed Antelope Squirrel)
Ammospermophilus nelsoni (Nelson's Antelope Squirrel)
Cynomys gunnisoni (Gunnison's Prairie Dog)
Cynomys leucurus (White-tailed Prairie Dog)
Cynomys ludovicianus (Black-tailed Prairie Dog)
Cynomys parvidens (Utah Prairie Dog)
Glaucomys sabrinus (Northern Flying Squirrel)
Glaucomys volans (Southern Flying Squirrel)
Marmota broweri (Alaska Marmot)
Marmota caligata (Hoary Marmot)
Marmota flaviventris (Yellow-bellied Marmot)
Marmota monax (Woodchuck)
Marmota olympus (Olympic Marmot)
Marmota vancouverensis (Vancouver Marmot)
Sciurus aberti (Abert's Squirrel)
Sciurus arizonensis (Arizona Gray Squirrel)
Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern Gray Squirrel)
Sciurus griseus (Western Gray Squirrel)
Sciurus nayaritensis (Mexican Fox Squirrel)
Sciurus niger (Eastern Fox Squirrel)
Spermophilus armatus (Uinta Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus beecheyi (California Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus beldingi (Belding's Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus brunneus (Idaho Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus canus (Merriam's Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus columbianus (Columbian Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus elegans (Wyoming Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus franklinii (Franklin's Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus lateralis (Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus mexicanus (Mexican Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus mohavensis (Mohave Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus mollis (Piute Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus parryii (Arctic Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus richardsonii (Richardson's Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus saturatus (Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus spilosoma (Spotted Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus tereticaudus (Round-tailed Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus townsendii (Townsend's Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel)
Spermophilus variegatus (Rock Squirrel)
Spermophilus washingtoni (Washington Ground Squirrel)
Tamias alpinus (Alpine Chipmunk)
Tamias amoenus (Yellow-pine Chipmunk)
Tamias canipes (Gray-footed Chipmunk)
Tamias cinereicollis (Gray-collared Chipmunk)
Tamias dorsalis (Cliff Chipmunk)
Tamias merriami (Merriam's Chipmunk)
Tamias minimus (Least Chipmunk)
Tamias obscurus (California Chipmunk)
Tamias ochrogenys (Yellow-cheeked Chipmunk)
Tamias palmeri (Palmer's Chipmunk)
Tamias panamintinus (Panamint Chipmunk)
Tamias quadrimaculatus (Long-eared Chipmunk)
Tamias quadrivittatus (Colorado Chipmunk)
Tamias ruficaudus (Red-tailed Chipmunk)
Tamias rufus (Hopi Chipmunk)
Tamias senex (Allen's Chipmunk)
Tamias siskiyou (Siskiyou Chipmunk)
Tamias sonomae (Sonoma Chipmunk)
Tamias speciosus (Lodgepole Chipmunk)
Tamias striatus (Eastern Chipmunk)
Tamias townsendii (Townsend's Chipmunk)
Tamias umbrinus (Uinta Chipmunk)
Tamiasciurus douglasii (Douglas' Squirrel)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Red Squirrel)

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