Happy Groundhog Day!

Here are some groundhog (𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘹) pictures I took back in 2023 in Frear Park:

#GroundhogDay #MammalMonday #groundhog #sciuridae #rodentia #mammals

#NewSpecies!
New mountain vole from #tibet just came in:

Alticola yarlungia

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DF350893-EB56-58B8-B585-64D256AD44B3
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.170704
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #AlticolaYarlungia

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #mammalogy #mammals #rodentia #rodents #voles

A wild gray squirrel (𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) appears!  

#SaturdaySquirrel #squirrel #Rodentia #wildlife

#NewSpecies!
New rodent from #peru just came in:

Daptomys nunashae

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E5145D-0B11-1735-7FFF-72CCF5C3FC5E
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5696.4.1
#Zootaxa #DaptomysNunashae

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #mammalogy #mammals #rodentia #rodents

Someone's been teaching the squirrels (𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) at Thompson Park to beg for nuts.  

#SundaySquirrel #squirrel #Rodentia

Eastern chipmunk (𝘛𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴) at Thompson Park:

#SaturdaySquirrel #YesChipmunksAreSquirrelsToo #chipmunk #Sciuridae #Rodentia #SquirrelSaturday #CuteAnimals

#NewSpecies!
New endemic forest mouse from the #philippines just came in:

Apomys crinitus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B4871E-4E32-1E7E-FF79-FAD4FCC35F86
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.1.1
#BioDataJournal #ApomysCrinitus

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#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #mammalogy #mammals #rodentia #rodents #forestmouse

“Authorities Question Unlicensed Beaver Releases”

«“You don’t want to be caught with a box of beavers in the boot,” said Ben, “so you have to be quite quick. You open the door, do it, and drive away.”»

https://www.loweringthebar.net/2025/06/authorities-question-unlicensed-beaver-releases.html

#LoweringTheBar #beavers #rodentia