ADW: Nesomyidae: SPECIMENS

NesomyidaeAfrican and Malagasy endemic rats and mice

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- mountain beaver
  Aplodontia rufa
- woodchuck
  Marmota monax
- North American porcupine
  Erethizon dorsatum
- Gambian rat
  Cricetomys gambianus
- mountain beaver
  Aplodontia rufa
- woodchuck
  Marmota monax
- North American porcupine
  Erethizon dorsatum
- Gambian rat
  Cricetomys gambianus
- mountain beaver
  Aplodontia rufa
- woodchuck
  Marmota monax
- North American porcupine
  Erethizon dorsatum
- Gambian rat
  Cricetomys gambianus
- mountain beaver
  Aplodontia rufa
- woodchuck
  Marmota monax
- North American porcupine
  Erethizon dorsatum
- Gambian rat
  Cricetomys gambianus
- Gambian rat
  Cricetomys gambianus
- Gambian rat
  Cricetomys gambianus
- Gambian rat
  Cricetomys gambianus
- Gambian rat
  Cricetomys gambianus
- Gambian rat
  Cricetomys gambianus
- gray climbing mouse
  Dendromus melanotis
- chestnut climbing mouse
  Dendromus mystacalis
- chestnut climbing mouse
  Dendromus mystacalis
- chestnut climbing mouse
  Dendromus mystacalis
- chestnut climbing mouse
  Dendromus mystacalis
- tufted-tailed rats
  Eliurus

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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