Rodents of Idaho

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Rodents of Idaho

• Sciuridae (19 species)
• Geomyidae (3 species)
• Muridae (16 species)
• Dipodidae (1 species)
• Heteromyidae (5 species)
• Castoridae (1 species)
• Erethizontidae (1 species)
• Total species 47 species

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Sciuridae

1. Least chipmunk (Tamias minimus)
2. Yellow pine chipmunk (Tamias amoenus)
3. Cliff chipmunk (Tamias dorsalis)
4. Red-tailed chipmunk (Tamias ruficaudus)
5. Uinta chipmunk (Tamias umbrinus)
6. Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
7. Hoary marmot (Marmota caligata)
8. Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
9. Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans)
10. Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger)
11. Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

1. Idaho ground squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus)
2. Uinta ground squirrel (Spermophilus armatus)
3. Beldings ground squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi)
4. Columbian ground squirrel (Spermophilus
   columbianus)
5. Wyoming ground squirrel (Spermophilus elegans)
6. Rock squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus)
7. Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus
   lateralis)
8. White-tailed antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus
   leucurus)

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SciuridaeYellow pine chipmunk (T. amoenus)
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SciuridaeRed-tailed chipmunk (T. ruficaudus)
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SciuridaeYellow-bellied marmot (Marmota
flaviventris)
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SciuridaeHoary marmot (M. caligata)
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SciuridaeRed squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
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SciuridaeNorthern flying squirrel (Glaucomys
sabrinus)
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SciuridaeFox squirrel (Sciurus niger)
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SciuridaeEastern gray squirrel (S. carolinensis)
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SciuridaeColumbian ground squirrel (S.
columbianus)
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SciuridaeGolden-mantled squirrel (S. lateralis)
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Geomyidae

1. Townsends pocket gopher (Thomomys townsendii)
2. Northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides)
3. Idaho pocket gopher (Thomomys idahoensis)

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GeomyidaeNorthern pocket gopher (Thomomys
talpoides)
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Muridae

1. Western harvest mouse
2. Deer mouse
3. Piñon mouse
4. Canyon mouse
5. Northern grasshopper mouse
6. Desert woodrat
7. Bushy-tailed woodrat
8. Muskrat
9. Norway rat

1. House mouse
2. Northern bog lemming
3. Southern red-backed vole
4. Meadow vole
5. Montane vole
6. Long-tailed vole
7. Water vole
8. Sagebrush vole
9. Heather vole

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MuridaeWestern harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys
megalotis)
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MuridaeDeer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
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MuridaeBushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea)
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MuridaeMuskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
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MuridaeNorway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
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MuridaeHouse mouse (Mus musculus)
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MuridaeSouthern red-backed vole (Clethrionomys
gapperi)
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MuridaeMeadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
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MuridaeMontane vole (M. montanus)
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MuridaeLong-tailed vole (M. longicaudus)
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MuridaeWater vole (M. richardsoni)
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DipodidaeWestern jumping mouse (Zapus princeps)
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Heteromyidae

1. Little pocket mouse
2. Great Basin pocket mouse
3. Dark kangaroo rat
4. Ords kangaroo rat
5. Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat

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HeteromyidaeGreat Basin pocket mouse
(Perognathus parvus)
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CastoridaeAmerican beaver (Castor canadensis)
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ErethizontidaePorcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)