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Rodents (order Rodentia)


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Rodents are members of the taxonomic order Rodentia. Order Rodentia is further subdivided into smaller taxonomic groups called families. In Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee, six families are represented: American beavers of the family Castoridae; Chipmunks, Marmots, and Squirrels of the family Sciuridae; Jumping mice of the family Dipodidae; Mice, Rats, and Voles of the family Muridae; the non-native Nutria of the family Myocastoridae; and Pocket gophers of the family Geomyidae.

Rodents of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee are organized on this page by taxonomic families.

American Beaver [Copyright: Roger Barbour / Discover Life, used with permission]

Beavers (family Castoridae)

Eastern Fox Squirrel [Copyright: Roger Barbour / Discover Life, used with permission]

Chipmunks, Marmots, Squirrels (family Sciuridae)

Woodland Jumping Mouse [Copyright: Roger Barbour / Discover Life, used with permission]

Jumping mice (family Dipodidae)

Allegheny woodrat [Photo: U.S. NPS]

Mice, Rats, Voles (family Muridae)

Coypu, nutria [Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge]

Nutria (family Myocastoridae)

Southeastern Pocket Gopher [Copyrght: Roger Barbour / Smithsonian Museum of Natural History http://www.mnh.si.edu/mna/]

Pocket gophers (family Geomyidae)

For additional Web resources about this taxonomic order, please refer to the NBII resource catalog viewer below.


NBII Catalog Query for Rodents (order Rodentia)  
Web Resources for Rodent Families of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee
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100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species
Part of the Global Invasive Species Database. A list of one hundred species selected to collectively illustrate the range of impacts caused by biological invasion. Includes species description, taxonomy, habitat, impacts, uses, notes, geographical...
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Beaver
Southern Appalachian Mountains; beavers; mammals; habitat; management; trapping; forests
3.
Beaver (2122851)
This fact sheet details the life history, characteristics and habitat of beavers. It also discusses the changes in beaver populations in Pennsylvania due to fur trapping. The fact sheet also describes the effects of beaver dams on other wildlife...
4.
Beaver Pond Management
From "Beaver Pond Management": "Beavers are distributed statewide and inhabit a variety of wetlands. Today, beaver populations are on a steady increase. Trapping and available food sources are the major factors which limit beaver populations. Beaver...
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Beavers
The publication provides information on the beaver, it's life history, range, identifying characterisitcs, range, tracks, habitat, food habits, reproduction, behavior, damage, legal status, damage prevention, control methods, and trapping techniques.
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Beavers (2)
The site provides information on the beaver, Castor canadensis. The beaver's identifying characteristics, tracks, life history, habitat, diet, damage caused, damage management techniques, and other beaver resources are covered.
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Beavers (Castoridae) Potential Distribution Map Services
These map services represent GAP potential species distributions developed from habitat affinity models by the GAP Analysis Program, a dataset used in determining the conservation status of common species within a given state. The select species...
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Birch mice, jumping mice, and jerboas (Dipodidae) Potential Distribution Map Services
These map services represent GAP potential species distributions developed from habitat affinity models by the GAP Analysis Program, a dataset used in determining the conservation status of common species within a given state. The select species...
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Black rat snake coiling aggressively
An approximately 4 foot long black rat snake coiling up aggressively.
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Black rat snake coiling aggressively (2)
An approximately 4 foot long black rat snake coiling up aggressively.

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