The Zoochat Photographic Guide to Rodents: part two

Oecomys
Sixteen species


North Amazonian Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys auyantepui
Bicolored Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys bicolor
Atlantic Forest Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys catherinae
Cleber's Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys cleberi
Unicolored Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys concolor
Yellow Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys flavicans
Mamore Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys mamorae
Brazilian Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys paricola
Dusky Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys phaeotis
King Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys rex
Robert's Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys roberti
Red Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys rutilus
Beautiful Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys speciosus
Foothill Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys superans
Anderson's Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys sydandersoni
Long-furred Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys trinitatis


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Oligoryzomys
About eighteen species


Costa Rican Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys costaricensis
Monotypic? Has been split from O. fulvescens.


Photo by @Najade in the wild, Costa Rica


https://www.zoochat.com/community/m...y-rice-rat-oligoryzomys-costaricensis.687154/


Yellow Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys flavescens
Usually two subspecies are recognised, flavescens and occidentalis, although genetic studies suggest these should be split as full species.


Photo by @Najade of a wild-caught animal, Paraguay (subspecies flavescens)


Yellow Pygmy Rice Rat (Oligoryzomys flavescens) - ZooChat



Andean Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys andinus
Sandy Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys arenalis
Brenda's Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys brendae
Chacoan Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys chacoensis
Destructive Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys destructor
Fornes' Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys fornesi
Fulvous Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys fulvescens
Greyish Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys griseolus
Long-tailed Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys longicaudatus
Magellanic Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys magellanicus
Small-eared Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys microtis
Moojen's Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys moojeni
Black-footed Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys nigripes
Rock Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys rupestris
Straw-colored Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys stramineus
Sprightly Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys vegetus
St. Vincent Pigmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys victus (now extinct; known only from the type specimen collected in 1892)

 

Oreoryzomys
One species. Formerly included in the genus Oryzomys.


Peruvian Rice Rat Oreoryzomys balneator


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Oryzomys
Five extant species. Formerly a much larger genus (originally with over 100 species), but the majority of species have since been split off into new genera.


White-bellied Rice Rat Oryzomys albiventer
Jamaican Rice Rat Oryzomys antillarum (extinct since c.1870, probably due to the introduction of mongooses to Jamaica)
Coues' Rice Rat Oryzomys couesi (probably a species complex)
Thomas's Rice Rat Oryzomys dimidiatus
Gorgas' Rice Rat Oryzomys gorgasi
Nelson's Rice Rat Oryzomys nelsoni (extinct, known only from the original specimens collected on Maria Madre Island, Mexico, in 1897)
Marsh Rice Rat Oryzomys palustris
Lower California Rice Rat Oryzomys peninsulae (probably extinct, known only from a series of specimens collected c.1900)


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Pattonimus
At least three species. This genus was newly-described in 2020. In the paper the authors described two new species for the genus, stated that a third remained to be named, and that there are probably more species to be described.


Ecominga Montane Rat Pattonimus ecominga
Musser's Montane Rat Pattonimus museri


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Pseudoryzomys
One species. Formerly included in the genus Oryzomys.


Brazilian False Rice Rat Pseudoryzomys simplex


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Scolomys
Two species


South American Spiny Mouse Scolomys melanops
Ucayali Spiny Mouse Scolomys ucayalensis


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Sigmodontomys
One species


Alfaro's Rice Rat Sigmodontomys alfari


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Sooretamys
One species. Formerly included in the genus Oryzomys.


Paraguay Rice Rat Sooretamys angouya
Monotypic


Photo by @Najade of a wild-caught animal, Paraguay


Paraguayan Rice Rat (Sooretamys angouya) - ZooChat


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Tanyuromys
Two species. Formerly included in the genus Sigmodontomys.


Harris' Rice Rat Tanyuromys aphrastus
Ecuadorian Montane Rice Rat Tanyuromys thomasleei (described in 2018)


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Transandinomys
Two species. Formerly included in the genus Oryzomys.


Bolivian Long-whiskered Rice Rat Transandinomys bolivaris
Talamanca Long-whiskered Rice Rat Transandinomys talamancae


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Zygodontomys
Two species


Short-tailed Cane Mouse Zygodontomys brevicauda
Colombian Cane Mouse Zygodontomys brunneus

 

Thomasomyini (South American mice) is the fourth Tribe from Sigmodontinae. It contains about 70 species in nine genera: Abrawayaomys, Aepeomys, Chilomys, Delomys, Phaenomys, Rhagomys, Rhipidomys, Thomasomys, Wilfredomys.


None of the species are depicted here.


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Abrawayaomys
One species


Ruschi's Rat Abrawayaomys ruschii


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Aepeomys
Two species


Olive Montane Mouse Aepeomys lugens
Reig's Montane Mouse Aepeomys reigi


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Chilomys
One species


Colombian Forest Mouse Chilomys instans


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Delomys
Four species


Mantiqueira Mountain Rat altimontanus (described in 2014)
Montane Atlantic Forest Rat Delomys collinus
Striped Atlantic Forest Rat Delomys dorsalis
Pallid Atlantic Forest Rat Delomys sublineatus


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Phaenomys
One species


Rio de Janeiro Tree Rat Phaenomys ferrugineus


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Rhagomys
Two species


Long-tongued Tree Mouse Rhagomys longilingua
Brazilian Tree Mouse Rhagomys rufescens


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Rhipidomys
About eighteen species


Southern Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys austrinus
Cariri Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys cariri
Cauca Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys caucensis
Coues's Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys couesi
Eastern Amazon Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys emiliae
Buff-bellied Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys fulviventer
Gardner's Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys gardneri
Broad-footed Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys latimanus
White-footed Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys leucodactylus
MacConnell's Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys macconnelli
Cerrado Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys macrurus
Atlantic Forest Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys mastacalis
Peruvian Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys modicus
Splendid Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys nitela
Yellow-bellied Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys ochrogaster
Venezuelan Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys venezuelae
Charming Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys venustus
Wetzel's Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys wetzeli

 

Thomasomys
About 40 species


Anderson's Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys andersoni
Apeco Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys apeco
Golden Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys aureus
Beady-eyed Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys baeops
Silky Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys bombycinus
White-tipped Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys caudivarius
Ashy-bellied Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys cinereiventer
Ash-colored Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys cinereus
Cinnamon-colored Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys cinnameus
Daphne's Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys daphne
Peruvian Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys eleusis
Wandering Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys erro
Slender Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys gracilis
Hudson's Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys hudsoni
Woodland Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys hylophilus
Inca Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys incanus
Strong-tailed Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys ischyrus
Kalinowski's Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys kalinowskii
Ladew's Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys ladewi
Soft-furred Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys laniger
Large-eared Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys macrotis
Unicolored Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys monochromos
Snow-footed Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys niveipes
Distinguished Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys notatus
Ashaninka Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys onkiro
Montane Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys oreas
Paramo Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys paramorum
Popayán Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys popayanus
Cajamarca Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys praetor
Thomas's Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys pyrrhonotus
Rhoads's Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys rhoadsi
Rosalinda's Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys rosalinda
Forest Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys silvestris
Taczanowski's Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys taczanowskii
Ucucha Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys ucucha
Dressy Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys vestitus
Pichincha Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys vulcani


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Wilfredomys
One species


Greater Wilfred's Mouse Wilfredomys oenax

 

Wiedomyini (red-nosed mice) is the fifth Tribe from Sigmodontinae. It contains just two species in the single genus Wiedomys.


Neither of the species are depicted here.


Cerrado Red-nosed Mouse Wiedomys cerradensis
Red-nosed Mouse Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos

 

Abrotrichini (long-clawed mice) is the sixth Tribe from Sigmodontinae. It contains about fourteen species in four genera: Abrothrix, Chelemys, Geoxus, Notiomys.


One species is represented in the Zoochat galleries, from the genus Abrothrix.


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Abrothrix
Eight species


Olive Grass Mouse Abrothrix olivacea
Around ten subspecies. Several former species have been lumped back into this species. The subspecies beata, brachiotus, mochae, olivacea and pencana have always been placed under A. olivacea (or A olivaceus as it was formerly spelled). A. o. tarapacensis is an additional subspecies described in 2006 for the northern part of the range of A. o. olivacea. The species A. llanoi, A. mansoensis and A. markhami have all been reduced to subspecies of A. olivacea. The former southern species A. xanthorhinus (which had two subspecies, canescens and xanthorhinus) has also been lumped into A. olivacea as although they are visually and behaviourally distinct, genetically they differ little.


Photo by @Giant Eland in the wild, Chile (subspecies xanthorhina)


olive grass mouse (Abrothrix olivacea) - ZooChat


The other species currently recognised in the genus are as follows:

Andean Altiplano Mouse Abrothrix andinus
Hershkovitz's Grass Mouse Abrothrix hershkovitzi
Grey Grass Mouse Abrothrix illuteus
Jelski's Altiplano Mouse Abrothrix jelskii
Woolly Grass Mouse Abrothrix lanosus
Long-haired Grass Mouse Abrothrix longipilis
Sanborn's Grass Mouse Abrothrix sanborni


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Chelemys
Three species


Magellanic Long-clawed Mouse Chelemys delfini
Andean Long-clawed Mouse Chelemys macronyx
Large Long-clawed Mouse Chelemys megalonyx


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Geoxus
Two species


Long-clawed Mole Mouse Geoxus valdivianus
Pearson's Long-clawed Mouse Geoxus annectens


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Notiomys
One species


Edwards's Long-clawed Mouse Notiomys edwardsii

 

Akodontini (South American grass mice) is the seventh Tribe from Sigmodontinae. It contains about 90 species in 15 genera: Akodon, Bibimys, Blarinomys, Brucepattersonius, Deltamys, Juscelinomys, Kunsia, Lenoxus, Necromys, Neomicroxus, Oxymycterus, Podoxymys, Scapteromys, Thalpomys, Thaptomys.


One species is depicted here, from the genus Akodon.


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Akodon
About forty species


Montane Grass Mouse Akodon montensis
Monotypic


Photo by @Najade of a wild-caught animal, Paraguay


Montane Grass Mouse (Akodon montensis) - ZooChat



Highland Grass Mouse Akodon aerosus
Colombian Grass Mouse Akodon affinis
White-bellied Grass Mouse Akodon albiventer
Azara's Grass Mouse Akodon azarae
Bolivian Grass Mouse Akodon boliviensis
Budin's Grass Mouse Akodon budini
Muddy Grass Mouse Akodon caenosus
Cursor Grass Mouse Akodon cursor
Day's Grass Mouse Akodon dayi
Dolorous Grass Mouse Akodon dolores
Smoky Grass Mouse Akodon fumeus
Waxy Grass Mouse Akodon glaucinus
Intelligent Grass Mouse Akodon iniscatus
Junin Grass Mouse Akodon juninensis
Koford's Grass Mouse Akodon kofordi
Lindbergh's Grass Mouse Akodon lindberghi
Altiplano Grass Mouse Akodon lutescens
Mimic Grass Mouse Akodon mimus
Molina's Grass Mouse Akodon molinae
Soft Grass Mouse Akodon mollis
Caparao Grass Mouse Akodon mystax
Neuquen Grass Mouse Akodon neocenus
El Dorado Grass Mouse Akodon orophilus
Parana Grass Mouse Akodon paranaensis
Tarija Grass Mouse Akodon pervalens
Myers' Grass Mouse Akodon philipmyersi
Polop's Grass Mouse Akodon polopi
Reig's Grass Mouse Akodon reigi
Sao Paulo Grass Mouse Akodon sanctipaulensis
Serra do Mar Grass Mouse Akodon serrensis
Cochabamba Grass Mouse Akodon siberiae
White-throated Grass Mouse Akodon simulator
Spegazzini's Grass Mouse Akodon spegazzinii
Puno Grass Mouse Akodon subfuscus
Silent Grass Mouse Akodon surdus
Forest Grass Mouse Akodon sylvanus
Tartar Grass Mouse Akodon tartareus
Chaco Grass Mouse Akodon toba
Cloud Forest Grass Mouse Akodon torques
Variable Grass Mouse Akodon varius


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Bibimys
Three species


Chaco Crimson-nosed Rat Bibimys chacoensis
Large-lipped Crimson-nosed Rat Bibimys labiosus
Torres' Crimson-nosed Rat Bibimys torresi


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Blarinomys
One species


Brazilian Shrew-mouse Blarinomys breviceps


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Brucepattersonius
Seven species


Grey-bellied Mouse Brucepattersonius griserufescens
Guarani Mouse Brucepattersonius guarani
Red-bellied Mouse Brucepattersonius igniventris
Ihering's Mouse Brucepattersonius iheringi
Misiones Mouse Brucepattersonius misionensis
Paradise Mouse Brucepattersonius paradisus
Shrew-like Mouse Brucepattersonius soricinus


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Deltamys
One species


Kemp's Grass Mouse Deltamys kempi


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Juscelinomys
Three species


Candango Mouse Juscelinomys candango (presumed extinct, last seen in the 1960s and its habitat around Brasilia has been destroyed)
Rio Guapore Mouse Juscelinomys guaporensis
Huanchaca Mouse Juscelinomys huanchacae

 

Kunsia
Two species


Fossorial Giant Rat Kunsia fronto
Woolly Giant Rat Kunsia tomentosus


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Lenoxus
One species


Andean Rat Lenoxus apicalis


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Necromys
Nine species


Pleasant Bolo Mouse Necromys amoenus
Argentine Bolo Mouse Necromys benefactus
Rufous-bellied Bolo Mouse Necromys lactens
Hairy-tailed Bolo Mouse Necromys lasiurus
Paraguayan Bolo Mouse Necromys lenguarum
Dark Bolo Mouse Necromys obscurus
Spotted Bolo Mouse Necromys punctulatus
Temchuk's Bolo Mouse Necromys temchuki
Northern Grass Mouse Necromys urichi


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Neomicroxus
Two species. Formerly placed in the genus Akodon


Bogota Grass Mouse Neomicroxus bogotensis
Ecuadorian Grass Mouse Neomicroxus latebricola


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Oxymycterus
About seventeen species


Argentine Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus akodontius
Amazon Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus amazonicus
Angular Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus angularis
Caparao Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus caparaoe
Atlantic Forest Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus dasytrichus
Spy Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus delator
Small Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus hiska
Hispid Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus hispidus
Quechuan Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus hucucha
Incan Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus inca
Cook's Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus josei
Long-nosed Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus nasutus
Paramo Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus paramensis
Quaestor Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus quaestor
Robert's Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus roberti
Red Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus rufus
Wayku Hocicudo Mouse Oxymycterus wayku


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Podoxymys
One species


Roraima Mouse Podoxymys roraimae


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Scapteromys
Two species


Argentine Swamp Rat Scapteromys aquaticus
Waterhouse's Swamp Rat Scapteromys tumidus


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Thalpomys
Two species


Cerrado Mouse Thalpomys cerradensis
Hairy-eared Mouse Thalpomys lasiotis


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Thaptomys
One species


Blackish Grass Mouse Thaptomys nigrita

 

Phyllotini (leaf-eared mice) is the eighth and final Tribe from Sigmodontinae. It contains about 65 species in 17 genera: Andalgalomys, Andinomys, Auliscomys, Calomys, Chinchillula, Eligmodontia, Euneomys, Galenomys, Graomys, Irenomys, Loxodontomys, Neotomys, Phyllotis, Punomys, Reithrodon, Salinomys, Tapecomys.


Five species are represented in the Zoochat galleries, from the genera Andalgalomys, Auliscomys, Graomys, Irenomys, and Reithrodon.


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Andalgalomys
Three species


Pearson's Chaco Mouse Andalgalomys pearsoni
Two subspecies: dorbignyi and pearsoni


Photo by @Najade of a wild-caught animal, Paraguay (subspecies pearsoni)


Pearson’s Chaco Mouse (Andalgalomys pearsoni) - ZooChat



Olrog's Chaco Mouse Andalgalomys olrogi
Roig's Chaco Mouse Andalgalomys roigi


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Andinomys
One species


Andean Mouse Andinomys edax


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Auliscomys
Three species, one of which is represented in the Zoochat galleries.


Bolivian Big-eared Mouse Auliscomys boliviensis
Two subspecies (boliviensis and flavidior) although they are likely not valid.


Photo by @Giant Eland in the wild, Chile (subspecies boliviensis)


Bolivian big-eared mouse (Auliscomys boliviensis) - ZooChat


The other two species in the genus are:

Painted Big-eared Mouse Auliscomys pictus
Andean Big-eared Mouse Auliscomys sublimis


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Calomys
Fourteen species


Bolivian Vesper Mouse Calomys boliviae
Crafty Vesper Mouse Calomys callidus
Large Vesper Mouse Calomys callosus
Cerqueira Vesper Mouse Calomys cerqueirai
Caatinga Vesper Mouse Calomys expulsus
Fecund Vesper Mouse Calomys fecundus
Hummelinck's Vesper Mouse Calomys hummelincki
Small Vesper Mouse Calomys laucha
Andean Vesper Mouse Calomys lepidus
Drylands Vesper Mouse Calomys musculinus
Peruvian Vesper Mouse Calomys sorellus
Delicate Vesper Mouse Calomys tener
Tocantins Vesper Mouse Calomys tocantinsi
Córdoba Vesper Mouse Calomys venustus


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Chinchillula
One species


Altiplano Chinchilla Mouse Chinchillula sahamae


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Eligmodontia
Six species


Highland Gerbil Mouse Eligmodontia bolsonensis
Northeastern Gerbil Mouse Eligmodontia hirtipes
Monte Gerbil Mouse Eligmodontia moreni
Morgan's Gerbil Mouse Eligmodontia morgani
Andean Gerbil Mouse Eligmodontia puerulus
Eastern Patagonian Gerbil Mouse Eligmodontia typus


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Euneomys
Four species


Patagonian Chinchilla Mouse Euneomys chinchilloides
Burrowing Chinchilla Mouse Euneomys fossor
Biting Chinchilla Mouse Euneomys mordax
Peterson's Chinchilla Mouse Euneomys petersoni

 

Galenomys
One species


Garlepp's Mouse Galenomys garleppi


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Graomys
Four or more species

This genus has a complex taxonomic history. Currently four species are normally recognised (G. centralis, G. domorum, G. edithae, G. griseoflavus). Other species which have been or may be recognised are G. taterona (usually synonymised with G. domorum); and G. cachinus, G. chacoensis, G. lockwoodi, and G. medius (the last four generally treated as synonyms of G. griseoflavus). Different studies result in different opinions on which are synonyms and which are valid species.



Grey Leaf-eared Mouse Graomys griseoflavus
Probably a species complex, as noted above.


Photo by @Najade in the wild, Paraguay (if split, then this is the species G. chacoensis, the Chaco Leaf-eared Mouse)


Chaco Leaf-eared Mouse (Graomys chacoensis) - ZooChat



The other three species normally recognised are as follows:

Central Leaf-eared Mouse Graomys centralis
Pale Leaf-eared Mouse Graomys domorum
Edith's Leaf-eared Mouse Graomys edithae


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Irenomys
One species


Chilean Climbing Mouse Irenomys tarsalis
Two subspecies: longicaudatus and tarsalis


Photo by @Giant Eland in the wild, Chile (subspecies tarsalis)


Chilean Climbing Mouse (Irenomys tarsalis) - ZooChat


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Loxodontomys
Two species


Southern Big-eared Mouse Loxodontomys micropus
Pikumche Big-eared Mouse Loxodontomys pikumche


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Neotomys
One species


Andean Swamp Rat Neotomys ebriosus


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Phyllotis
Seventeen species


Los Alisos Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis alisosiensis
Friendly Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis amicus
Andean Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis andium
Anita's Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis anitae
Buenos Aires Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis bonariensis
Capricorn Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis caprinus
Darwin's Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis darwini
Definitive Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis definitus
Gerbil Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis gerbillus
Haggard's Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis haggardi
Lima Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis limatus
Master Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis magister
Osgood's Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis osgoodi
Bunchgrass Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis osilae
Pearson's Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis pearsoni
Wolffsohn's Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis wolffsohni
Yellow-rumped Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis xanthopygus


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Punomys
Two species


Eastern Puna Mouse Punomys kofordi
Puna Mouse Punomys lemminus


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Reithrodon
Two species, one of which is represented in the Zoochat galleries.


Bunny Rat or Hairy-soled Coney Rat Reithrodon auritus
Four subspecies: auritus, caurinus, cuniculoides, pachycephalus


Both photos below by @Giant Eland in the wild, Chile (subspecies cuniculoides)


bunny rat (Reithrodon auritus) - ZooChat


bunny rat (Reithrodon auritus) - ZooChat


The other species in the genus is:
Naked-soled Coney Rat Reithrodon typicus


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Salinomys
One species


Salt-flat Mouse Salinomys delicatus


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Tapecomys
One species


Tapecua Rat Tapecomys primus

 

Kind of wish I'd never started on Rodents, to be honest...


As of this post I am almost 900 species through Myomorpha, and only 55 species have photographs. I knew there would be a poor turn-out for this group but I didn't really think it would be that poor!


There is only one more family to go - Muridae - which is another 700-odd species. But my fingers need to rest for a while.

 

I just had a quick count-up of who provided how many of the photos used so far in the thread. There are 55 species pictured, and 75 photos used (because some species have more than one photo).

One photo:
@birdsandbats
@devilfish
@gentle lemur
@Glutton
@GregOz
@Kakapo
@littleRedPanda
@Michal Sloviak
@ralph
@Sun Wukong
@Tomek
@UngulateNerd92

Two photos:
@alexkant
@baboon
@Chlidonias
@Ituri
@LaughingDove
@lintworm
@ro6ca66
@TeaLovingDave
@zoogiraffe

Three photos:
@HOMIN96
@Pleistohorse
@ThylacineAlive
@vogelcommando

Four photos:
@Deer Forest

Ten photos:
@Maguari

Nineteen photos:
@Giant Eland

 

MURIDAE
Old World or "True" Mice and Rats, Gerbils, and Spiny Mice
About 810 species in about 160 genera.

There are only 87 species from 38 genera represented in the Zoochat galleries.



The largest family in Rodentia, easily beating out Cricetidae (with c.700 spp in c.140 genera). These two families each contain roughly a third of all the rodent species. The family is found only in the Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia), although various commensal species have been introduced to the Americas. Various other families or parts of other families have formerly been placed under Muridae, including the Nesomyidae and all or part of Cricetidae.


The family Muridae is divided into five subfamilies:


Deomyinae (spiny mice and brush-furred rats) - about 55 species in four genera (Acomys, Deomys, Lophuromys, Uranomys)

Nine species are depicted here, from two genera: Acomys and Lophuromys.


Gerbillinae (gerbils and jirds) - about 100 species in 16 genera (Ammodillus, Brachiones, Desmodilliscus, Desmodillus, Dipodillus, Gerbilliscus, Gerbillurus, Gerbillus, Meriones, Microdillus, Pachyuromys, Psammomys, Rhombomys, Sekeetamys, Tatera, Taterillus)

Twenty-two species are depicted here, from eight genera: Dipodillus, Gerbilliscus, Gerbillus, Meriones, Pachyuromys, Psammomys, Rhombomys, Sekeetamys.


Leimacomyinae (Togo Mouse) - one species, in the genus Leimacomys

This species is not depicted here.


Lophiomyinae (Maned Rat) - one species, in the genus Lophiomys

This species is depicted here only by a photograph of a museum specimen.


Murinae (Old World or "true" rats and mice) - about 650 species in about 135 extant genera (Abditomys, Abeomelomys, Aethomys, Anisomys, Anonymomys, Apodemus, Apomys, Archboldomys, Arvicanthis, Bandicota, Batomys, Berylmys, Bullimus, Bunomys, Carpomys, Chiromyscus, Chiropodomys, Chiruromys, Chrotomys, Coccymys, Colomys, Conilurus, Crateromys, Crossomys, Cremnomys, Crunomys, Dacnomys, Dasymys, Dephomys, Desmomys, Diomys, Diplothrix, Echiothrix, Eropeplus, Golunda, Gracilimus, Grammomys, Hadromys, Haeromys, Halmaheramys, Hapalomys, Heimyscus, Hybomys, Hydromys, Hylomyscus, Hyomys, Hyorhinomys, Kadarsanomys, Komodomys, Lamottemys, Leggadina, Lemniscomys, Lemnomys, Lenothrix, Leopoldamys, Leporillus, Leptomys, Limnomys, Lorentzimys, Macruromys, Madromys, Malacomys, Mallomys, Mammelomys, Margaretamys, Mastacomys, Mastomys, Maxomys, Melasmothrix, Melomys, Mesembriomys, Micaelamys, Microhydromys, Micromys, Millardia, Mirzamys, Muriculus, Musseromys, Mus, Mylomys, Myomyscus, Myotomys, Nesokia, Nesoromys, Nilopegamys, Niviventer, Notomys, Oenomys, Otomys, Palawanomys, Papagomys, Parahydromys, Paraleptomys, Paramelomys, Parotomys, Paucidentomys, Paruromys, Paulamys, Pelomys, Phloeomys, Pithecheir, Pithecheirops, Pogonomelomys, Pogonomys, Praomys, Protochromys, Pseudohydromys, Pseudomys, Rattus, Rhabdomys, Rhynchomys, Saxatilomys, Solomys, Sommeromys, Soricomys, Srilankamys, Stenocephalemys, Stochomys, Sundamys, Taeromys, Tarsomys, Tateomys, Thallomys, Thamnomys, Tokudaia, Tonkinomys, Tryphomys, Uromys, Vandeleuria, Vernaya, Waiomys, Xenuromys, Xeromys, Zelotomys, Zyzomys)

Fifty-five species are depicted here, from twenty-seven genera: Aethomys, Apodemus, Arvicanthis, Chiropodomys, Crateromys, Grammomys, Hydromys, Lemniscomys, Leporillus, Malacomys, Mastomys, Melomys, Mesembriomys, Micromys, Mus, Myotomys, Niviventer, Notomys, Phloeomys, Pseudomys, Rattus, Rhabdomys, Thallomys, Tokudaia, Vandeleuria, Xermys, Zyzomys

 

Deomyinae (spiny mice and brush-furred rats)
About 55 species in four genera: Acomys, Deomys, Lophuromys, Uranomys


Nine species are represented in the Zoochat galleries, from two genera: Acomys and Lophuromys.

 

Acomys
About twenty species, eight of which are represented in the Zoochat galleries.

This genus has had a complex history, with anywhere from ten to thirty species being recognised, and taxa being shuffled about as subspecies or full species. Currently there are about twenty species considered valid.


Cairo or Egyptian Spiny Mouse Acomys cahirinus
Five subspecies are "provisionally" recognised in Mammals of Africa by Kingdon: cahirinus, helmyi, hunteri, megalodus, viator. Many others have been used at other times, and it has also been combined with A. dimidiatus.

Photo by @Maguari at Prague Zoo (Czech Republic) (subspecies cahirinus)


Cairo Spiny Mouse at Prague, 24/05/10 - ZooChat


Photo by @Maguari at Plzen Zoo (Czech Republic) (subspecies hunteri)


Hunter's Spiny Mouse at Plzen, 25/05/10 - ZooChat


Asia Minor or Turkish Spiny Mouse Acomys cilicicus
Monotypic

Photo by @ro6ca66 at Bristol Zoo (UK)


Turkish spiny mouse : Bristol : 22 Sep 2015 - ZooChat


Eastern or Arabian Spiny Mouse Acomys dimidiatus
Listed as monotypic in South Asian Mammals by Srivinasulu. The subspecies homericus may also be recognised. The species was formerly lumped in with A. cahirinus.

Photo by @Giant Eland at Tierpark Schonebeck (Germany) (subspecies dimidiatus)


Palestina spiny mouse (Acomys dimidiatus dimidiatus) - ZooChat


Crete Spiny Mouse Acomys minous
Monotypic

Photo by @Goura at Krefeld Zoo (Germany)


Cretan Spiny mouse - ZooChat


Percival's or Mount Kulal Spiny Mouse Acomys percivali
Monotypic

Photo by @Writhedhornbill at Chester Zoo (UK)


Mount Kulal Spiny mouse - ZooChat


Golden Spiny Mouse Acomys russatus
Four subspecies: aegyptiacus, harrisoni, lewisi, russatus

Photo by @Tomek at Heidelberg Zoo (Germany) (subspecies russatus)


Golden Spiny Mouse (Acomys russatus) - ZooChat


Photo by @TeaLovingDave at Magdeburg Zoo (Germany) (showing well the spiny fur which gives this group of mice their name)

Golden Spiny Mouse (Acomys russatus) at Zoologischer Garten Magdeburg - 5 A - ZooChat


Seurat's Spiny Mouse Acomys seurati
Monotypic

Photo by @Mo Hassan at Plzen Zoo (Czech Republic)


Tibesti spiny mouse - ZooChat


Southern African Spiny Mouse Acomys spinosissimus
Generally treated as monotypic now, although subspecies have been recognised in the past. Three cryptic species were split from A. spinosissimus in 2011 - A. muzei, A. ngurui and A. selousi.

Photo by @Maguari at Plzen Zoo (Czech Republic)


Pygmy Spiny Mouse at Pilsen, 31/08/12 - ZooChat

 

The remaining species in the genus Acomys are below:


Western Saharan Spiny Mouse Acomys airensis
Chudeau's Spiny Mouse Acomys chudeaui (generally treated as a synonym of A. cahirinus)
Grey Spiny Mouse Acomys cineraceus
Fiery Spiny Mouse Acomys ignitus
Johan's Spiny Mouse Acomys johannis
Kemp's Spiny Mouse Acomys kempi
Louise's Spiny Mouse Acomys louisae
Mullah Spiny Mouse Acomys mullah
Muze's Spiny Mouse Acomys muzei
Cyprus Spiny Mouse Acomys nesiotes
Nguru's Spiny Mouse Acomys ngurui
Selous' Spiny Mouse Acomys selousi
Cape Spiny Mouse Acomys subspinosus
Wilson's Spiny Mouse Acomys wilsoni

 

Deomys
One species, not represented in the Zoochat galleries.


Link Rat Deomys ferrugineus

 

Lophuromys
About 33 species, one of which is represented in the Zoochat galleries.


Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys melanonyx
Monotypic

Both photos by @Maguari in the wild, Ethiopia


Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat in Bale Mountains NP, 15/10/14 - ZooChat


Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat in Bale Mountains NP, 15/10/14 - ZooChat


The remaining species in the genus Lophuromys are below (the differing use of "mouse" or "rat" in the names appears to be a reference to the size of each species):

Angolan Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys angolensis
Ansorge's Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys ansorgei
Grey Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys aquilus
Short-tailed Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys brevicaudus
Thomas's Ethiopian Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys brunneus
Chercher Mountains Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys chercherensis
Ethiopian Forest Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys chrysopus
Dieterlen's Brush-furred Mouse Lophuromys dieterleni
Dudu's Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys dudui
Eisentraut's Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys eisentrauti
Yellow-spotted Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys flavopunctatus
Hutterer's Brush-furred Mouse Lophuromys huttereri
Kilonzo's Brush-furred Mouse Lophuromys kilonzoi
Broad-headed Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys laticeps (a split from L. flavopunctatus)
Yellow-bellied Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys luteogaster
Machangu's Brush-furred Mouse Lophuromys machangui
Makundi's Brush-furred Mouse Lophuromys makundii
Margaretta's Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys margarettae (a split from L. aquilus)
Medium-tailed Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys medicaudatus
Menagesha Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys menageshae
Fire-bellied Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys nudicaudus
False Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys pseudosikapusi
Rahm's Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys rahmi
Rita's Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys rita (a split from L. flavopunctatus)
Mount Cameroon Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys roseveari
Sabuni's Brush-furred Mouse Lophuromys sabunii
Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys sikapusi
Simien Mountains Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys simensis (a split from L. flavopunctatus)
Stanley's Brush-furred Mouse Lophuromys stanleyi
Verhagen's Brush-furred Mouse Lophuromys verhageni
Woosnam's Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys woosnami
Zena's Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys zena