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Classification - Identification

The classification, common names and scientific names are based on wikipedia and other resources on and off the internet.

The identification of subspecies is based on location only in most of cases, and is therefore unreliable, inconsistent or even meaningless. It is added for fun only.

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Our Policies

  • Our collections basically comprise photographs of the living creatures we have actually encountered by chance.
  • We don't use any bait, scent, artificial roost, audio devices or other unfair method to lure birds or animals except for some rare cases marked with relevant icons (We often talk / whistle to them with our own organs though).
  • Our collections include photos of domesticated animals freely walking, wandering or reposing at the time of our encounter. Animals in captivity are marked with the chain icon.
  • Similarly, you will only find plants and fungi growing wild. Rare exceptions include farm products like finger millet or rape flowers.

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RODENTIA

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Covering : Cricetidae, Muridae, Dasyproctidae, Heteromyidae, Myocastoridae, Gliridae, Sciuridae

FEATURED PHOTOS

Photos featured on the blog - Click each thumbnail to see the relevant blog entry.

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Cliff Chipmunk (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Neotamias dorsalis). Photo : 08/2008, Chiricahua Mts., AZ, USA.
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Rock Squirrel (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Otospermophilus variegatus). Photo : 08/2008, Madera Canyon, AZ, USA.
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Japanese Squirrel (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus lis). Photo : 04/2015, Nagano, Japan.
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Japanese Squirrel (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus lis). Photo : 02/2024, Nagano, Japan.
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Black Rat (Muridae - Murinae. Rattus rattus). Photo : 01/2010, Tokyo, Japan.
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Eastern Chipmunk (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Tamias striatus). Photo : 05/2018, Maine, USA.
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Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Sciuridae - Ratufinae. Ratufa macroura). Photo : 08/2011, Sri Lanka.

PHOTOGRAPHS

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    Black Rat (Muridae - Murinae. Rattus rattus).
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    Pallas's Squirrel / Red-bellied Squirrel (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Callosciurus erythraeus).
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    Japanese Squirrel (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus lis).
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    American Red Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Photo : 08/1991, Watson Lake, AK, USA.
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    Alpine Marmot [1] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Marmota marmota). Photo : 09/2001, Col de Tentes, France.
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    Alpine Marmot [2] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Marmota marmota). Photo : 09/2001, Col de Tentes, France.
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    Plantain Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Callosciurus notatus). Photo : 08/2002, Taman Negara, Malaysia.
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    Cream-colored Giant Squirrel / Pale Giant Squirrel (Sciuridae - Ratufinae. Ratufa affinis). Photo : 08/2002, Taman Negara, Malaysia.
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    Grey-bellied Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Callosciurus caniceps). Photo : 08/2002, Bukit Fraser, Malaysia.
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    Grey-bellied Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Callosciurus caniceps). Photo : 08/2002, Bukit Fraser, Malaysia.
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    Brazilian Squirrel / Guianan Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus aestuans). Photo : 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.
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    Brazilian Squirrel / Guianan Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus aestuans). Photo : 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.
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    Red-rumped Agouti (Local Name : Konkoni, Dasyproctidae. Dasyprocta leporina). Photo : 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.
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    Cape Ground Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Xerus inauris). Photo : 08/2005, Etosha, Namibia.
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    Cape Ground Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Xerus inauris). Photo : 08/2005, Etosha, Namibia.
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    Cape Ground Squirrel [3] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Xerus inauris). Photo : 08/2005, Etosha, Namibia.
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    Smith's Bush Squirrel / Yellow-footed Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Paraxerus cepapi). Photo : 08/2005, Mahango GR., Namibia.
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    Smith's Bush Squirrel / Yellow-footed Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Paraxerus cepapi). Photo : 08/2005, Mahango GR., Namibia.
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    Four-striped Grass Mouse [1] (Muridae - Murinae. Rhabdomys pumilio). Photo : 08/2005, Walvis Bay, Namibia.
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    Four-striped Grass Mouse [2] (Muridae - Murinae. Rhabdomys pumilio). Photo : 08/2005, Walvis Bay, Namibia.
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    Swinhoe's Striped Squirrel (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Tamiops swinhoei). Photo : 08/2006, Doi Angkhang, Thailand.
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    Unidentified Dead Mouse (-). Photo : 02/2007, Hokkaido, Japan.
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    Brown Rat (Muridae - Murinae. Rattus norvegicus). Photo : 10/2007, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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    Arizona Gray Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus arizonensis). Photo : 08/2008, Ramsey Canyon, AZ, USA.
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    Arizona Gray Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus arizonensis). Photo : 08/2008, Ramsey Canyon, AZ, USA.
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    Arizona Gray Squirrel [3] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus arizonensis). Photo : 08/2008, Ramsey Canyon, AZ, USA.
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    Rock Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Otospermophilus variegatus). Photo : 08/2008, Ramsey Canyon, AZ, USA.
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    Rock Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Otospermophilus variegatus). Photo : 08/2008, Patagonia, AZ, USA.
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    Cliff Chipmunk [1] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Neotamias dorsalis). Photo : 08/2008, Chiricahua Mts., AZ, USA.
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    Cliff Chipmunk [2] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Neotamias dorsalis). Photo : 08/2008, Chiricahua Mts., AZ, USA.
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    Rock Squirrel [3] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Otospermophilus variegatus). Photo : 08/2008, Madera Canyon, AZ, USA.
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    Rock Squirrel [4] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Otospermophilus variegatus). Photo : 08/2008, Madera Canyon, AZ, USA.
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    Rock Squirrel [5] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Otospermophilus variegatus). Photo : 08/2008, Madera Canyon, AZ, USA.
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    Harris's Antelope Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Ammospermophilus harrisii). Photo : 08/2008, Saguaro NP., AZ, USA.
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    Harris's Antelope Squirrel [2] (Cooling down.Sciuridae - Xerinae. Ammospermophilus harrisii). Photo : 08/2008, Saguaro NP., AZ, USA.
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    Harris's Antelope Squirrel [3] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Ammospermophilus harrisii). Photo : 08/2008, Saguaro NP., AZ, USA.
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    Arizona Gray Squirrel [4] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus arizonensis). Photo : 08/2008, Madera Canyon, AZ, USA.
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    Arizona Gray Squirrel [5] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus arizonensis). Photo : 08/2008, Madera Canyon, AZ, USA.
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    Arizona Gray Squirrel [6] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus arizonensis). Photo : 08/2008, Madera Canyon, AZ, USA.
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    Arizona Gray Squirrel [7] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus arizonensis). Photo : 08/2008, Madera Canyon, AZ, USA.
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    Arizona Gray Squirrel [8] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus arizonensis). Photo : 08/2008, Madera Canyon, AZ, USA.
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    Arizona Gray Squirrel [9] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus arizonensis). Photo : 08/2008, Madera Canyon, AZ, USA.
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    Rock Squirrel [6] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Otospermophilus variegatus). Photo : 08/2008, Pearce, AZ, USA.
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    Rock Squirrel [7] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Otospermophilus variegatus). Photo : 08/2008, Pearce, AZ, USA.
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    Ord's Kangaroo Rat (Heteromyidae - Dipodomyinae. Dipodomys ordii). Photo : 08/2008, Pearce, AZ, USA.
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    North American Deer Mouse (Cricetidae - Neotominae. Peromyscus maniculatusi). Photo : 08/2008, Pearce, AZ, USA.
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    Harris's Antelope Squirrel [4] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Ammospermophilus harrisii). Photo : 09/2008, Paradise, AZ, USA.
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    Harris's Antelope Squirrel [5] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Ammospermophilus harrisii). Photo : 09/2008, Paradise, AZ, USA.
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    うしろから、そっと。

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    Rock Squirrel [8] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Otospermophilus variegatus). Photo : 09/2008, Paradise, AZ, USA.
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    Maritime Striped Squirrel / Eastern Striped Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Tamiops maritimus). Photo : 08/2009, Da Lat, Vietnam.
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    Maritime Striped Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Tamiops maritimus). Photo : 11/2009, Taitung Province, Taiwan.
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    Red Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus vulgaris). Photo : 08/2010, Doubs, France.
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    Alpine Marmot [3] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Marmota marmota). Photo : 08/2010, Queyras, France.
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    Red Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus vulgaris). Photo : 08/2010, Massif des Ecrins, France.
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    Nutria (Myocastoridae. Myocastor coypus). Photo : 08/2010, Camargue, France.
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    Red Squirrel [3] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus vulgaris). Photo : 08/2010, Camargue, France.
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    Grizzled Giant Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Ratufinae. Ratufa macroura). Photo : 07/2011, Anamaduwa, Sri Lanka.
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    Indian Palm Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Funambulus palmarum). Photo : 07/2011, Anamaduwa, Sri Lanka.
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    Grizzled Giant Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Ratufinae. Ratufa macroura). Photo : 07/2011, Habarana, Sri Lanka.
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    Indian Palm Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Funambulus palmarum). Photo : 07/2011, Habarana, Sri Lanka.
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    Indian Palm Squirrel [3] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Funambulus palmarum). Photo : 08/2011, Ella, Sri Lanka.
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    Grizzled Giant Squirrel [3] (Sciuridae - Ratufinae. Ratufa macroura). Photo : 08/2011, Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka.
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    Indian Palm Squirrel [4] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Funambulus palmarum). Photo : 08/2011, Yala, Sri Lanka.
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    Indian Palm Squirrel [5] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Funambulus palmarum). Photo : 08/2011, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka.
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    Grizzled Giant Squirrel [4] (Sciuridae - Ratufinae. Ratufa macroura). Photo : 08/2011, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka.
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    Tarbagan Marmot (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Marmota sibirica). Photo : 08/2012, Terelj NP., Mongolia.
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    Unidentified Rodent (-. -). Photo : 08/2012, Gun-Galuut NP., Mongolia.
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    Unidentified Rodent (-. -). Photo : 08/2012, Hustai NP., Mongolia.
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    Long-tailed Ground Squirrel (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Urocitellus undulatus). Photo : 08/2012, Ogii Lake, Mongolia.
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    Unidentified Rodent (-. -). Photo : 08/2012, Ogii Lake, Mongolia.
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    Alashan Ground Squirrel (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Spermophilus alashanicus). Photo : 08/2012, Gobi, Mongolia.
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    Small Japanese Field Mouse (Muridae - Murinae. Apodemus argenteus). Photo : 01/2014, Nagano, Japan.
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    Plantain Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Callosciurus notatus). Photo : 05/2014, Singapore.
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    Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Dremomys pernyi). Photo : 09/2016, Xishan, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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    Japanese Dormouse [1] (Gliridae - Glirinae. Glirulus japonicus). Photo : 10/2016, Nagano, Japan.
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    Large Japanese Field Mouse [1] (Muridae - Murinae. Apodemus speciosus). Photo : 08/2017, Nagano, Japan.
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    Red Squirrel [4] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus vulgaris). Photo : 09/2017, Eure, France.
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    American Red Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Photo : 05/2018, Mt. Desert Is., ME, USA.
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    Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus carolinensis). Photo : 05/2018, Mt. Desert Is., ME, USA.
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    American Red Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Photo : 05/2018, Schoodic, ME, USA.
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    Eastern Chipmunk (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Tamias striatus). Photo : 05/2018, Thompson Is., ME, USA.
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    Large Japanese Field Mouse [2] (Muridae - Murinae. Apodemus speciosus). Photo : 01/2019, Nagano, Japan.

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