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The marsh rice rat is generally of little importance to humans, which is perhaps why it is not as well studied as some other North American rodents. [158] In 1931, Arthur Svihla noted that virtually no information had been published on the habits and life history of the marsh rice rat since the 1854 publication of Audubon and Bachman's ...
The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) [Note 1] is a North American rodent.It is the only living member of its genus, Aplodontia, and family, Aplodontiidae. [2] It should not be confused with true North American and Eurasian beavers, to which it is not closely related; [3] the mountain beaver is instead more closely related to squirrels, although its less-efficient renal system was thought to ...
This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in the United States, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean region, whether resident or as migrants. This article does not include species found only in captivity.
North American beaver: Castor canadensis: Extant: 50 kg (110 lb) 5: Lesser capybara: Hydrochoerus isthmius: Extant: 45.4 kg (100 lb) 6: Eurasian beaver: Castor fiber: Extant: 40 kg (88 lb) 7: Cape porcupine: Hystrix africaeaustralis : Extant: 30 kg (66 lb) 8: Crested porcupine: Hystrix cristata : Extant: 27 kg (60 lb) 9: North American ...
The northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster) is a North American carnivorous rodent of the family Cricetidae. [2] It ranges over much of the western part of the continent, from southern Saskatchewan and central Washington to Tamaulipas in northeast Mexico. [1]
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A pack rat or packrat, also called a woodrat or trade rat, are any species in the North and Central American rodent genus Neotoma. Pack rats have a rat-like appearance, with long tails, large ears, and large, black eyes. Pack rats are noticeably larger than deer mice, harvest mice, and grasshopper mice, and are usually somewhat larger than ...