Rodent genera

Lariscus is a genus of squirrels in the subfamily Callosciurinae. They are only found in Southeast Asia. Species in this genus include: The four-striped ground squirrel (L. hosei, syn. Sciurus hosei), endemic to Borneo, its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is listed as "near threatened" by the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss. The three-striped ground squirrel (L. insignis), found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Listed as "least concern" by the IUCN. The Niobe ground squirrel (L. niobe), like L. obscuris, lives in the subtropical and tropical forests of Indo

Zyzomys is a genus of rodents with unusually thick, long tails. Five species of the genus are known in Australia, where they are called rock rats or thick-tailed rats. The genus was classified by Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas in 1909.

Sundasciurus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It contains 20 species: 'Genus Sundasciurus''' Sumatran mountain squirrel (Sundasciurus altitudinis'') Brooke's squirrel (Sundasciurus brookei) Davao squirrel (Sundasciurus davensis) Bornean mountain ground squirrel (Sundasciurus everetti) Fraternal squirrel (Sundasciurus fraterculus) Horse-tailed squirrel (Sundasciurus hippurus) Busuanga squirrel (Sundasciurus hoogstraali) Jentink's squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki) Northern Palawan tree squirrel (Sundasciurus juvencus) Low's squirrel (Sundasciurus lowii) Mindanao squirrel (

Carpomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It contains two extant species, and one extinct species: Carpomys melanurus Carpomys phaeurus Carpomys dakal It was first described by Oldfield Thomas in 1895, based on specimens collected by John Whitehead.

Reithrodontomys is the genus of groove-toothed New World harvest mice.

Stylodipus is a genus of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It contains the following species: Andrews's three-toed jerboa (Stylodipus andrewsi) Mongolian three-toed jerboa (Stylodipus sungorus) Thick-tailed three-toed jerboa (Stylodipus telum)

Phloeomys, the slender-tailed cloud rats, is a genus of large rodents in the family Muridae. Both species in this genus are endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Although their tail is covered by hairs, it is considerably less dense and shorter than in the rarer bushy-tailed cloud rats (genus Crateromys) that also inhabit the Philippines.

Octodon, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ), meaning "eight", and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning "tooth", is a genus of octodontid rodents native to South America, in particular in the Chilean Andes. The best-known member is the common degu, O. degus, which is kept as a pet in various countries. Two of the four species of degus are nocturnal.

Niviventer is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: Anderson's white-bellied rat, Niviventer andersoni Brahma white-bellied rat, Niviventer brahma Niviventer bukit Cameron Highlands white-bellied rat, Niviventer cameroni Chinese white-bellied rat, Niviventer confucianus Coxing's white-bellied rat, Niviventer coninga Dark-tailed tree rat, Niviventer cremoriventer Oldfield white-bellied rat, Niviventer culturatus Smoke-bellied rat, Niviventer eha Large white-bellied rat, Niviventer excelsior Tibetan white-bellied rat, Ni

Praomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. It contains the following species: Praomys coetzeei Dalton's mouse, Praomys daltoni De Graaff's soft-furred mouse, Praomys degraaffi Deroo's mouse, Praomys derooi Hartwig's soft-furred mouse, Praomys hartwigi Jackson's soft-furred mouse, Praomys jacksoni Least soft-furred mouse, Praomys minor Misonne's soft-furred mouse, Praomys misonnei Cameroon soft-furred mouse, Praomys morio Muton's soft-furred mouse, Praomys mutoni Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse, Praomys obscurus Petter's soft-furred mouse, Pra

Apomys, commonly known as earthworm mice, is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. Mice belonging to this genus are generally called Philippine forest mice and can be found on most islands of the Philippines except in Palawan, the Sulu Archipelago, and the Batanes and Babuyan group of islands.

Batomys is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. It has six extant described species.

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Eolagurus is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species: Yellow steppe lemming (Eolagurus luteus) Przewalski's steppe lemming (Eolagurus przewalskii)

Prosciurillus is a genus of rodents in the family Sciuridae, endemic to Sulawesi and nearby small islands, Indonesia. It contains the following species: Secretive dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus abstrusus) Alston's Sulawesi dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus alstoni) Whitish dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus) Celebes dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus murinus) Sanghir squirrel (Prosciurillus rosenbergii) Roux's Sulawesi dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus topapuensis) Weber's dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus weberi)

Rheomys is a genus of Mexican and Central American semiaquatic rodents in the family Cricetidae.

Heteromys is a genus of rodents in the family Heteromyidae, commonly known as spiny pocket mice. It is the only extant genus in the subfamily Heteromyinae which also includes the extinct genera Diprionomys and Metaliomys. Heteromys was recently enlarged by inclusion of the members of formerly recognized heteromyine genus Liomys, which was found to be paraphyletic.

Habromys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae, found in Mexico and Central America. It contains these species, all but one (H. lophurus) of which are threatened or endangered, five of them critically so. H. lophurus is near threatened.

Leporillus is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Australia. It contains the following species: Lesser stick-nest rat (Leporillus apicalis) (extinct) Greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor)

Melomys is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae. Members of this genus live in the wet habitats of northern Australia (Far North Queensland), New Guinea, Torres Strait Islands and islands of the Indonesian archipelago.

Scotinomys is a genus of rodent, the singing mice, in the family Cricetidae. Together with Baiomys, it forms the tribe Baiomyini. It contains the following species: Alston's brown mouse (Scotinomys teguina) Chiriqui brown mouse (Scotinomys xerampelinus) They are found in mountainous areas in Central America, at altitudes of 1000 m to at least 3500 m. As their common name indicates, they are notable for their acoustic communication. They are insectivorous. The two species show substantial divergence in behaviour and reproduction, with S. xerampelinus generally dominant over S. teguina where t

Bathyergus is the genus of dune mole-rats endemic to South Africa. It contains two species :

Grammomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains the following species: Arid thicket rat (Grammomys aridulus) Short-snouted thicket rat (Grammomys brevirostris) Bunting's thicket rat (Grammomys buntingi) Gray-headed thicket rat (Grammomys caniceps) Mozambique thicket rat (Grammomys cometes) Woodland thicket rat (Grammomys dolichurus) Forest thicket rat (Grammomys dryas) Giant thicket rat (Grammomys gigas) Ruwenzori thicket rat (Grammomys ibeanus) Eastern rainforest grammomys (Grammomys kuru) Macmillan's thicket rat (Grammomys macmillani) Ethiopia

Pedetes is a genus of rodent, the springhares, in the family Pedetidae. Members of the genus are distributed across southern and Eastern Africa.

Microsciurus or dwarf squirrels is a genus of squirrels from the tropical regions of Central and South America.

Hylomyscus is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa.

Hapalomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It is the only member of the tribe Hapalomyini. It contains the following species: Delacour's marmoset rat (Hapalomys delacouri) Marmoset rat (Hapalomys longicaudatus) Suntsov's marmoset rat (Hapalomys suntsovi), a Vietnamese endemic recently described from Binh Phuoc Province, southern Vietnam †Hapalomys gracilis (fossil species)

Uromys is a genus of rodents found in Melanesia and Australia. They are known as the giant naked-tailed rats. There are eleven species in the genus, with the most recent described in 2017.

Bullimus is an endemic genus of rodent from the Philippines, as first catalogued by Mearns, in 1905.

Pithecheir is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: Red tree rat (Pithecheir melanurus) Malayan tree rat (Pithecheir parvus)

Mastomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains eight species: Angolan multimammate mouse (M. angolensis) Awash multimammate mouse or Awash mastomys (M. awashensis) Southern multimammate mouse (M. coucha) Guinea multimammate mouse (M. erythroleucus) Hubert's multimammate mouse (M. huberti) Verheyen's multimammate mouse (M. kollmannspergeri) Natal multimammate mouse (M. natalensis) Shortridge's multimammate mouse (M. shortridgei)

Zapus is a genus of North American jumping mouse. It is the only genus whose members have the dental formula . Zapus are the only extant mammals aside from the Aye-aye with a total of 18 teeth.

Mice in the genus Dendromus are commonly referred to as African climbing mice or tree mice, although these terms are often used to describe all members of the subfamily Dendromurinae. The genus is currently restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, but fossils classified in the genus have been found from Late Miocene deposits in Arabia and Europe.

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Thallomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains four species:

Pelomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains the following species: Bell groove-toothed swamp rat (Pelomys campanae) Creek groove-toothed swamp rat (Pelomys fallax) Hopkins's groove-toothed swamp rat (Pelomys hopkinsi) Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat (Pelomys isseli) Least groove-toothed swamp rat (Pelomys minor)

Crunomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae widespread to the Southeast Asian. They are mid-sized rodents, similar to rats, that live on the ground of tropical rainforests. There they build nests, padded with fallen leaves from trees. They feed on roots, fallen fruit, and other plants, as well as insects. All species are shy and avoid food from humans. == Taxonomy == This genus previously contained only four species, namely C. celebensis, C. fallax, C. melanius,C. suncoides, and C tompotika. Then in 2025 through mitochondrial and nuclear differentiation, the genus Maxomys which was con

Oecomys is a genus of rodent within the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It contains about 17 species, which live in trees and are distributed across forested parts of South America, extending into Panama and Trinidad.

thumb|right|A bamboo rat from Nagaland, [[Northeastern India]] Rhizomys, also known as bamboo rat, is a genus of rodents in the family Spalacidae. Rhizomys are all stocky burrowers with short, naked tails, and contains the following species: Hoary bamboo rat (R. pruinosus) Chinese bamboo rat (R. sinensis) Large bamboo rat (R. sumatrensis)

Pygeretmus is a genus of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It contains the following species: Lesser fat-tailed jerboa (Pygeretmus platyurus) Dwarf fat-tailed jerboa (Pygeretmus pumilio) Greater fat-tailed jerboa (Pygeretmus shitkovi)

Geocapromys is a genus of rodent belonging to the hutia subfamily and are currently only found on the Bahamas and Jamaica. However, they formerly ranged throughout the Caribbean, from Cuba to the Cayman Islands to even islands off mainland Central America.

Zygodontomys is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of the family Cricetidae. Its closest relative may be Scolomys. It ranges from Central America east to the Guianas. It contains two species: Zygodontomys brunneus and Zygodontomys brevicauda.

Neusticomys is a genus of semiaquatic, animalivorous South American rodents in the family Cricetidae.

Zelotomys is a genus of rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. They are known commonly as the broad-headed mice. They are native to Africa. There are two species.

Exilisciurus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae from forests in Southeast Asia. These tiny squirrels are mostly olive-brown to grey-brown, although E. whiteheadi has conspicuous ear-tufts. They are active, and feed on both plant-material and insects.

Volemys is a small genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species, both of which are endemic to China: Szechuan vole (Volemys millicens) Marie's vole (Volemys musseri)

Papagomys is a genus of very large rats in the tribe Rattini of the subfamily Murinae, with body masses of . It contains two species, which are known only from the Indonesian island of Flores:

Aepeomys is a small genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae. The species in this genus are found in Ecuador (A. lugens) and Venezuela (both species).

Taterillus is a genus of rodents. The species within this genus can only be reliably distinguished on the basis of karyotype, and not by external appearance.

Mallomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. The name of the genus is formed from the Greek μαλλός, mallos, wool, and μῦς, mus, mouse/rat. These very large rats weigh between and are native to highlands in New Guinea. Little is known about their behavior, but they are believed to feed on leaves, grasses and other plant material.

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Leopoldamys is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: Sundaic mountain long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys ciliatus) Diwangkara's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys diwangkarai) Edwards's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys edwardsi) Millet's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys milleti) Neill's long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys neilli) Long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys sabanus) Mentawai long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys siporanus)

Tokudaia is a genus of murine rodent native to Japan. Known as Ryūkyū spiny rats or spinous country-rats, population groups exist on several non-contiguous islands. Despite differences in name and appearance, they are the closest living relatives of the Eurasian field mouse (Apodemus). Of the three species, both T. osimensis and T. tokunoshimensis have lost their Y chromosome and SRY gene; the sex chromosomes of T. muenninki, on the other hand, are abnormally large.

Rhabdomys is a largely Southern African genus of muroid rodents slightly larger than house mice. They are known variously as striped or four-striped mice or rats. Traditionally the genus has been seen as a single species, Rhabdomys pumilio, though modern evidence on the basis of karyotype and mtDNA analysis suggests that it comprises two or more species and subspecies. Dorsally Rhabdomys species display four characteristic black longitudinal stripes on a paler background.

Echimys is a genus of the spiny rats family, the Echimyidae. Members of this genus are collectively called spiny tree-rats.

Rhipidomys is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae, The following 25 species of climbing mouse species are currently recognised:

Eothenomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species: Kachin red-backed vole (Eothenomys cachinus) Pratt's vole (Eothenomys chinensis) Southwest China vole (Eothenomys custos) Père David's vole (Eothenomys melanogaster) Yunnan red-backed vole (Eothenomys miletus) Chaotung vole (Eothenomys olitor) Yulungshan vole (Eothenomys proditor) Ward's red-backed vole (Eothenomys wardi)

Plagiodontia is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae (hutias). All known species are endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (in the present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti).

Tateomys is a genus of rodent from Sulawesi. Both species have been classified as vulnerable by IUCN. It includes the following species:

Ichthyomys is a genus of semiaquatic Neotropical rodents in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species: Crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys hydrobates) Ecuadorean crab-eating rat (I. orientalis) Pine's crab-eating rat (I. pinei) Pittier's crab-eating rat (I. pittieri) Stolzmann's crab-eating rat (I. stolzmanni) Tweedy's crab-eating rat (I. tweedii)