Rodents are mammals characterized by upper and lower pairs of ever-growing rootless incisor teeth. Rodents are the largest group of mammals, constituting almost half of the class Mammalia’s approximately 4,660 species. This is a list of selected rodents, arranged alphabetically by suborder and family. (See also animal; biology; vertebrate; zoology.)

suborder Anomaluromorpha

anomalure family (Anomaluridae)

  • anomalure (genera Anomalurus, Idiurus, and Zenkerella)

spring hare family (Pedetidae)

suborder Castorimorpha

beaver family (Castoridae)

kangaroo mice and rats (family Heteromyidae)

pocket gopher family (Geomyidae)

suborder Hystricomorpha

agouti family (Dasyproctidae)

American spiny rat family (Echimyidae)

blesmol family (Bathyergidae)

cane rat family (Thryonomyidae)

cavy family (Caviidae)

chinchilla family (Chinchillidae)

chinchilla rat family (Abrocomidae)

dassie rat family (Petromuridae)

degu family (Octodontidae)

  • degu (genus Octodon)

diatomyid family (Diatomyidae)

giant hutia family (Heptaxodontidae)

gundi family (Ctenodactylidae)

hutia family (Capromyidae)

New World porcupine family (Erethizontidae)

nutria family (Myocastoridae)

Old World porcupine family (Hystricidae)

paca family (Cuniculidae)

  • paca (genus Cuniculus)

pacarana family (Dinomyidae)

tuco-tuco family (Ctenomyidae)

suborder Myomorpha

cricetid family (Cricetidae)

dipodid family (Dipodidae)

mouselike hamster family (Calomyscidae)

murid family (Muridae)

nesomyid family (Nesomyidae)

Oriental dormouse family (Platacanthomyidae)

spalacid family (Spalacidae)

suborder Sciuromorpha

dormouse family (Gliridae)

mountain beaver family (Aplodontiidae)

squirrel family (Sciuridae)

This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy.
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