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Family ABROCOMIDAE - Chinchilla rats

Abrocoma bennetti - Chinchilla rat - Chile

· 407 Side view of captive, Santiago, Chile, 1975. R E Martin

Family AGOUTIDAE - Pacas

Agouti paca - Paca - Central and South America

· 686 Oblique view, showing feet, Chiapas, Mexico. F A Cervantes-Reza

Family APLODONTIDAE - Mountain beaver; Sewellel

Aplodontia rufa - Mountain beaver; Sewellel - W North America: SW British Columbia to C California

· 742 Front view of animal emerging from burrow, Bellevue, WA, USA, 1967. V B Scheffer

· 743 Oblique view of animal at food dish, Washington Zoo, Tacoma, WA, USA, 1967. V B Scheffer

Family BATHYERGIDAE - African Mole-rats

Bathyergus janetta - Dune mole-rat - SW Africa

· 1084 Posterolateral view. J Visser

Bathyergus suillus - Mole-rat; Cape sand-mole - S Africa

· 066 Ventral view, Capetown, South Africa. J Visser

· 1085 Close-up of head showing open mouth and incisors. J Visser

Cryptomys hottentotus - Blesmol; Common mole-rat - Africa

· 065 Front view, in threatening posture, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, 1977. G C Hickman

Georychus capensis - Cape mole-rat - South Africa

· 1086 Close-up of head. 1988. J Visser

Heterocephalus glaber - Naked mole-rat - E Africa

· 674 Side view of open mouth, showing incisors, 1981. G C Hickman

· 1013 Side view, in lab, 1987 S Braude

· 1014 View of pregnant "queen", in lab, 1984. S Braude

· 1087 Side view of mole-rat in tunnel. J Visser

· 1088 Close-up of head and forelimb. J Visser

Family CAPROMYIDAE - Hutias

Capromys pilorides - Cuban hutia - Cuba and nearby islands

· 1238 Side view, entire animal in view, Seattle Zoo, WA, 1993. D G Huckaby

Geocapromys ingrahami - Bahama Island hutia - Plana Cays, Bahama

· 871 Oblique view, foraging, East Plana Cay, Bahama Islands, 1966. G C Clough

Family CASTORIDAE - Beavers

Castor canadensis - Beaver - North America

· 247 Recently constructed canal along edge of pond, Central Square, Oswego Co, NY, USA, 1978. J A Lackey

· 248 Tracks and small mud pile removed from canal by beaver, Oswego Co, NY, USA, 1978. J A Lackey

· 408 Beaver swimming, Gallatin Co, MT, USA, 1975. J G Hall

· 409 Outside of lodge at water's edge, Central Square, Oswego Co, NY, USA, 1978. J A Lackey

· 410 View of dam from downstream side, near Pike's Peak, CO, USA, 1961. D A Sutton

· 1239 Sitting, facing camera, tail and feet in view, showing webbing between toes of hind feet, Portland Zoo, Portland, OR, 1993. D G Huckaby

· 1316 View of beaver pond, lodge, and dam, near Mt. McKinley [Denali], Alaska, 1989. T L Best

· 1317 Tree stump and trunk showing gnawing by beaver, McCurtain Co., OK, 1968. T L Best

Family CAVIIDAE - Cavies and allies

Dolichotis patagonum - Mara; Patagonian cavy or "hare" - S South America

· 545 Side view, Frankfurt Zoo, West Germany, 1971. M A Rosenthal

· 791 Two adults and two young, Valdez Peninsula, Chubut Province, Argentina, 1983. C E Chehebar

· 792 Two young, Valdez Peninsula, Chubut Province, Argentina, 1983. C E Chehebar

· 1318 Side view, feet and limbs visible, Denver Zoo, CO. B J Bergdtrom

Galea musteloides - Rock cavy - W South America

· 998 Side view, Argentina. J Rood

Microcavia australis - Desert cavy - W South America

· 999 Side view, Argentina. J Rood

Family CHINCHILLIDAE - Chinchillas, Viscachas

Chinchilla lanigera - Chinchilla - W South America

· 068 Front view of captive. R Altig

Lagidium viscacia - Mountain viscacha - South America

· 788 Sitting upright on boulder, Mendoza Province, Argentina, 1982. C E Chehebar

Family CTENOMYIDAE - Tuco-tucos

Ctenomys boliviensis - Bolivian tuco-tuco - W South America

· 1178Ventral view of skull and dorsal view of mandible (black and white photograph), Mus. Southwestern Biol., Univ. New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 1991. R B Forbes

· 1179 Lateral view of skulls and mandibles of Ctenomys boliviensis (right, No. 59442) and Pappogeomys castonops (left), illustrating histricomorph (Ctenomys) and sciuromorph (Pappogeomys) cranial characters, Mus. Southwestern Biol., Univ. New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 1991. R B Forbes

Ctenomys fulvus - Tuco-tuco - N Argentina and N Chile

· 749 Side view, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, 1983. G C Hickman

Family DASYPROCTIDAE (including Cuniculidae) - Pacas, Agoutis

Dasyprocta azarae - Agouti - Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina

· 790Pair, sitting, Buenos Aires Zoo, Argentina, 1982. C E Chehebar

Dasyprocta fuliginosa - Agouti - Central and South America

· 687 Side view of head, Houston Zoo, TX, USA, 1979. R W Van Devender

Dasyprocta punctata - Central American Agouti - Central America

· 1585 Female, Zoo, Managua, Nicaragua, 1980. R D Lord

Dasyprocta rutanica - Agouti - Ruatan Island off northern Honduras

· 1369 Side view, Ruatan I., 1996. T L Lee, Jr.

Dasyprocta sp. - Agouti - Central and South America

· 415 Side view, digging, Valley Zoo, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 1979. J O Murie

· 416 Animal grooming, Valley Zoo, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 1979. J O Murie

Myoprocta acouchy - Acuchi - South America

· 079 Side view, Nat. Zool. Park, Washington, DC, USA. (contributed by J F Eisenberg)

Family DIPODIDAE - Jerboas

Allactaga elater - Five-toed jerboa - SW Asia

· 080 Side view, Nat. Zool. Park, Washington, DC, USA. (contributed by J F Eisenberg)

· 1240 Side view, hind limbs and tail in view, Bukhara Region (Kyzylkum Desert), Uzbekistan. K Rogovin

Dipus sagitta - Northern three-toed jerboa; rough-legged jerboa - C Asia

· 1241 Side view, entire animal in view, Dagestan, Russia (NW Kaspium region). K Rogovin

Jaculus jaculus - Lesser Egyptian jerboa - N Africa; SW Asia

· 557 Side view, Prague Zoo, Czechoslovakia, 1977. M Andera

Jaculus orientalis - Desert jerboa - N Africa

· 081 Side view, Nat. Zool. Park, Washington, DC, USA. (contributed by J F Eisenberg)

Napaeozapus insignis - Woodland jumping mouse - NE North America

· 113 Oblique view, Paul Smiths (Adirondack Mts.), NY, USA, 1975. L Elliott

Salpingotus kozlovi - Three-toed dwarf jerboa - Mongolia, China

· 1242 View from nearly above, somewhat distant, entire animal in view, eastern Gobi Desert, Mongolia. K Rogovin

Stylodipus andrewsi - Thick-tailed three-toed jerboa - Mongolia, China

· 1243 Side view, entire animal in view, Altai Mountain foothills, Gobi Desert, Mongolia. K Rogovin

Zapus princeps - Western jumping mouse - W North America

· 1110 Dorsolateral view of caged mouse, Mono Lake, Mono Co, CA, USA, 1981. J Harris

Family DINOMYIDAE - Pacarana

Dinomys branickii - Pacarana - Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia

· 1366 Side view, sitting, San Diego Zoo, CA, 1995. D G Huckaby

Family ECHIMYIDAE - Spiny Rat

Proechimys guairae -

· 1584 Las Chimas, Usera, Lara, Venezuela, 1984. R D Lord

Family ERETHIZONTIDAE - New World Porcupines

Coendou prehensilis - Prehensile-tailed porcupine - South America

· 082 Side view, 45 km south of Calabozo, Guarico, Venezuela, 1977. P V August

Erethizon dorsatum - Porcupine - North America

· 083 Side view, Clarion, PA, USA, 1973. G L Twiest

· 870 Side view of fetus including umbilical cord and placenta, with scale, Watertown, NY, USA, 1972. D C Gordon

Sphiggurus mexicanus - Porcupine - Central America

· 1393 Full view, female adult, 1 km W Cachimbo, Municipio San Francisco Ixhuatan, Oaxaca, Mexico, 1998. R A Cervantes

Family GEOMYIDAE - Pocket Gophers

Geomys bursarius - Plains pocket gopher - C North America

· 690 Side view, showing feet, 1981. G C Hickman

Geomys pinetis - Southeastern pocket gopher - SE USA

· 1244 Side view, animal on surface of ground; tail, ears, forefeet visible, Lower Wekiva River State Preserve, Seminole Co., FL, 1990. J D McMurtray

Pappogeomys castanops - Yellow-faced pocket gopher - SC North America

· 691 Side view, showing feet, 1981. G C Hickman

· 692 Ventral view, showing front feet, everted cheek-pouches, and incisors, 1981. G C Hickman

Thomomys bottae - Botta's pocket gopher - W North America

· 254 Close-up of female's head, Red Bluff, CA, USA, 1969. R H Barrett

Thomomys mazama - Western pocket gopher - NW Washington to N California

· 1319 Supspecies yelmensis, side view, digging, Weir Prairie, Thurston Co., WA. W P Leonard

Thomomys talpoides - Northern pocket gopher - W North America

· 688 Side view, 1981. G C Hickman

· 689 Ventral view, showing front feet, cheek-pouches, and incisors, 1981. G C Hickman

Family HETEROMYIDAE - Kangaroo Rats and allies

Chaetodipus arenarius - Sand pocket mouse - Baja California, Mexico

· 1320 Side view, feet and tail visible, Santa Rita, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 1989. T L Best

Chaetodipus baileyi - Bailey's pocket mouse - SW North America

· 1245 Side view, entire animal in view, Cochise Co., AZ, 1993. R B Forbes

Chaetodipus californicus - California pocket mouse S & C California, USA & NC Baja California, Mexico

· 1093 Oblique view from above, Kelso Valley, Kern Co, CA, USA, 1988. J Harris

Chaetodipus fallax - San Diego Pocket Mouse - SW USA to WC Baja California, Mexico

· 1094 Side view of hand-held mouse, showing feet, tail and head, Anza Borrego State Park, San Diego Co, CA, USA, 1981. J Harris

Chaetodipus intermedius - Rock pocket mouse - SW North America

· 1180 Subspecies ater (melanistic form), oblique front view, lab animal (source of individual not known), 1991. R B Forbes

· 1181 Side view, typically colored individual, lab animal (source of individual not known), 1991. R B Forbes

Chaetodipus nelsoni - Nelson pocket mouse - Chihuahuan desert plateau from SE New Mexico and W Texas, USA to Ciudad San Luis Potosi, Mexico

· 1321 Side view, hind feel and tail visible, King Mountain, Upton Co., TX, 1993. T L Best

Chaetodipus penicillatus - Desert pocket mouse SE California & S Nevada, USA to San Luis Potosi, Mexico

· 1095 Oblique view, 30 mi. E of Lancaster, CA, USA, 1979. A I Roest

Chaetodipus spinatus - Spiny pocket mouse SW North America

· 751 Dorsal view, hand-held, Anza-Borrego State Park, CA, USA, 1981. J Harris

Dipodomys agilis - Pacific kangaroo rat - SW North America

· 417 Side view of captive, Irvine, CA, USA, 1972. P L Meserve

· 1322 Side view, hind feet and tail visible, Wrightwood, Los Angeles Co., CA, 1990. T L Best

Dipodomys compactus - Gulf Coast or Padre Island kangaroo rat - Padre Island, Texas

· 1323 Side view, feet and tail visible, Padre Island, Kleberg Co., TX, 1990. T L Best

Dipodomys deserti - Desert kangaroo rat - Deserts of E California, to S and W Nevada, SW Utah, W and SC Arizona [USA], NW Sonora and NE Baja Califormia Norte (Mexico)

· 1324 Side view from above, feet and tail visible, Pichacho, Pinal Co., AZ, 1994.

Dipodomys elephantinus - Big-eared kangaroo rat - WC California in San Benito and Monterey Cos

· 1325 Dorsolateral view, most of tail visible, Pinnacles, San Benito Co., CA, 1984. T L Best

Dipodomys gravipes - San Quintin kandaroo rat - NW Baja California Norte, Mexico

· 1326 Side view, feet and tail visible, El Rosario, Baja California Norte, Mexico, 1989. T L Best

Dipodomys heermanni - Heermann's (including Morro Bay subspecies) kangaroo rat - SW North America

· 255 Side view, Red Bluff, CA, USA, 1969. R H Barrett

· 1096 Subsp. morroensis, oblique view from above, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA. 1979. A I Roest

Dipodomys ingens - Giant kangaroo rat - California, USA

· 787 Oblique view, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, 1982. S E Braun

· 1097 Two kangaroo rats tussling in territorial combat, Elkhorn Plain, San Luis Obispo Co, CA, USA, 1988. J Harris

Dipodomys insularis - San Jose Island kangaroo rat - San Jose Island, Gulf of California, Baja California Sur, Mexico

· 1327 Side view, hind feet and tail visible, Isla San Jose, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 1989. T L Best

Dipodomys merriami - Merriam kangaroo rat - NW Nevada and NE California to Texas [USA], south to Baja California Sur, N Sinaloa, and Mexican Plateau to San Luis Potosi [Mexico]

· 1328 Side view, feet and tail visible, Santa Rita Experimental Range, Pima Co., AZ, 1993. T L Best

Dipodomys nelsoni - Nelson kangaroo rat - Mexican Plateau from N Coahuila and S Chihuahua to San Luis Potosi and S Nuevo Leon [Mexico]

· 1329 Side view, feet and tail visible, hand-held, General Cepeda, Coahuila, Mexico, 1986. T L Best

Dipodomys nitratoides - Fresno kangaroo rat - WC California, USA

· 1098 Oblique view of animal feeding on seeds from a person's hand, Elkhorn Plain, San Luis Obispo Co, CA, USA, 1988. J Harris

· 1330 Side view, feet and tail visible, Buttonwillow, Kern Co., CA, 1990. T L Best

Dipodomys ordii - Ord's kangaroo rat - W North America

· 560 Side view, hand-held, Nat. Grassland, KS, USA, 1978. P Waser

· 693 Ventral view of skull, dorsal view of lower jaw, OK, USA, 1979. R W Van Devender

· 1099 Dorsolateral view from behind, showing feet, tail & head, Mono Lake, Mono Co, CA, USA, 1987. J Harris

· 1352 View from side and above, feet and tail visible, C D Grondahl

Dipodomys panamintinus - Panamint kangaroo rat - Deserts of E California and W Nevada

· 1331 Side view, feet and tail visible, Pearblossum, Los Angeles Co., CA, 1988. T L Best

Dipodomys simulans - Dulzura kangaroo rat - Pacific coastal regions of S California and N Baja California

· 1332 Side view, feet and part of tail visible, Colonia Vicente Guerrero, Baja California Norte, Mexico, 1989. T L Best