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I'm a wee bit fond of rats.
#RodentOfTheDay Mazama Pocket Gopher (Thomomys mazama)
"All subspecies are state-threatened; currently four are federally threatened (Roy Prairie, Olympia, Tenino, and Yelm subspecies), occurring only in Thurston and Pierce Counties. "
Photo/info: https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/species/thomomys-mazama#conservation
#RodentOfTheDay Cairo Spiny Mouse (Acomys cahirinus)
"Cairo spiny mice are native to northern Africa. Their range extends from Mauritania, Morocco, and Algeria in the west to Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt in the east."
Photo/info: https://animalia.bio/cairo-spiny-mouse
#RodentOfTheDay Amazon dwarf squirrel (Microsciurus flaviventer)
"[T]he humerus and radius are of equal length, an adaptation thought to increase the squirrel's ability to climb large trees, compensating for a lack of shoulder mobility."
Ph/inf: https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/23729/amazon_dwarf_squirrel.html
#RodentOfTheDay Caribbean Spiny Pocket Mouse (Heteromys anomalus)
"Geographic Distribution: N Colombia, including Magdalena Valley, east to N Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, and Margarita Isl. It does not enter Panama"
Photo and info: https://www.mammalsociety.org/search/asm_custom_search/Caribbean%20Spiny%20Pocket%20Mouse
#RodentOfTheDay Southwestern/Southern Water Vole (Arvicola sapidus)
"What the south western water voles love above all is to swim in the turbid wetland waters, snack on the reeds, peck at the watercress or catch a dragonfly."
Photo/article: https://one-voice.fr/en/blog/notre-dame-des-landes-the-southwestern-water-voles-little-kingdom.html
The active and capable southwestern water vole trots happily along the marsh shores. This small furry round vole with bright eyes is a species is on the point of extinction. The construction of the Notre-Dame-Des-Landes airport could spell the end for its final territory.
#RodentOfTheDay Indian Bush Rat (Golunda ellioti)
"Tail, dark above and yellowish below. Body fur spiny. Rounded head with a blunt nose, with small eyes mark. Relatively short bill."
Photo/Info: https://rajajinationalpark.org/indian-bush-rat/
#RodentOfTheDay Northern Hopping Mouse (Notomys aquilo)
"The Northern Hopping-mouse is a rodent currently only found on Groote Eylandt in the NT. It was previously known on the Australian mainland, "
Photo/Info: https://dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/species/20-mammals-by-2020/northern-hopping-mouse
#RodentOfTheDay Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine (Coendou vestitus)
"The brown hairy dwarf porcupine Coendou vestitus is a small-sized endemic species, poorly studied since its description more than 110 years ago."
Photo/Info: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1616504719301284
#RodentOfTheDay Darwin's Leaf-Eared Mouse (Phyllotis darwini)
"These mice are medium-sized (20-100 g) and have quite large ears that are leaf-like in appearance."
Image credit: El Rodrigo Silva, iNaturalist
Photo and info: https://oneearth.org/species-of-the-week-darwins-leaf-eared-mouse/ https://pic.twitter.com/HWacOkVT1C
#RodentOfTheDay Mohave Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus mohavensis)
"Mohave Ground Squirrel Distribution: Northwestern Mohave Desert and Owens Valley in southern California"
Photo and info: https://www.mammalsociety.org/mohave-ground-squirrel
