Mammal
North American Beaver
Nature's engineer of wetlands
Order Rodentia
Animals in the order Rodentia on Global Animal Guide. The guide features 16 species in this order — each profile answers the most-searched questions first.
Mammal
Hamster
The classic pocket-sized pet rodent
Mammal
Guinea Pig
The gentle social rodent from the Andes
Mammal
Chinchilla
The soft-furred rodent of the Andes
Mammal
Brown Lemming
The tundra rodent of myth
Mammal
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
The keystone burrower of the plains
Mammal
Muskrat
North America's pond-building rodent
Mammal
Groundhog
North America's weather-watching marmot
Mammal
North American Porcupine
The quilled climber of northern forests
Mammal
Northern Flying Squirrel
North America's gliding rodent
Mammal
Squirrel
The agile, tree-climbing rodent of parks and woods
Mammal
Mouse
The world's most widespread small rodent
Mammal
Capybara
The world's largest rodent
Mammal
Rat
The clever, adaptable rodent that lives everywhere humans do
Mammal
Chipmunk
The striped, cheek-stuffing squirrel of North America
Mammal
Xerus
The African ground squirrel that shades itself with its tail