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

• Least chipmunk (Tamias minimus)
• Yellow pine chipmunk (Tamias amoenus)
• Cliff chipmunk (Tamias dorsalis)
• Red-tailed chipmunk (Tamias ruficaudus)
• Uinta chipmunk (Tamias umbrinus)
• Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
• Hoary marmot (Marmota caligata)
• Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
• Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans)
• Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger)
• Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

• Idaho ground squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus)
• Uinta ground squirrel (Spermophilus armatus)
• Beldings ground squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi)
• Columbian ground squirrel (Spermophilus
  columbianus)
• Wyoming ground squirrel (Spermophilus elegans)
• Rock squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus)
• Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus
  lateralis)
• 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

• Townsends pocket gopher (Thomomys townsendii)
• Northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides)
• Idaho pocket gopher (Thomomys idahoensis)

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GeomyidaeNorthern pocket gopher (Thomomys
talpoides)
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Muridae

• Western harvest mouse
• Deer mouse
• Piñon mouse
• Canyon mouse
• Northern grasshopper mouse
• Desert woodrat
• Bushy-tailed woodrat
• Muskrat
• Norway rat

• House mouse
• Northern bog lemming
• Southern red-backed vole
• Meadow vole
• Montane vole
• Long-tailed vole
• Water vole
• Sagebrush vole
• 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

• Little pocket mouse
• Great Basin pocket mouse
• Dark kangaroo rat
• Ords kangaroo rat
• 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)