Rodents {rodent, animal}| (Rodentia) have sharp, chisel-like incisor teeth. They include squirrel, chipmunk, beaver, rat, mouse, porcupine, hamster, guinea pig, and chinchilla.
large, aquatic, thick brown fur, webbed hind feet, flat tail {beaver} (Castor).
squirrel-like, South American mountains, silver-gray fur {chinchilla} (Chinchilla laniger).
small, striped, ground, squirrel {chipmunk} (Tamias) (Eutamias).
small, Asian, burrowing, desert, long fur, light color, long hind legs {gerbil} (Gerbillus).
burrowing, small, short tail, furry cheek pouches {gopher}.
woodchuck {ground hog}.
small, short ears, no tail {guinea pig, animal} (Cavia).
small, Europe and Asia, large cheek pouches, short tail {hamster} (Mesocricetus auratus) (Cricetinae).
large, insectivore, sharp erectile bristles {hedgehog} (Erinaceidae).
small, short tail, furry, moves in group {lemming} (Lemmus).
coarse fur, burrowing, short legs, small ears, short bushy tail, thick body {marmot} (Marmota).
eusocial, tropical {mole-rat} (Bathyergidae).
small size, long hard tail {mouse, mammal}.
large, flat scaly tail, aquatic {muskrat}.
small, North America, nest filled with small items {pack rat} (Neotoma).
large, sharp erectile bristles {porcupine} (Erethizon dorsatum) (Erethizontidae).
North America, prairie, burrowing, squirrel, light brown, warning call, large colony {prairie dog} (Cynomys).
medium size, long hard tail {rat}.
arboreal, long bushy tail {squirrel} (Sciurus).
red-brown, burrowing, north and east North America, short legs, thick body, marmot {groundhog} {woodchuck} (Marmota monax).
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