1.6.1.1.4 Rodent

Use this domain for rodents--gnawing animals (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Rodentia), insect eating animals (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Insectivora), rabbits (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Lagomorpha), and hyraxes (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Hyracoidea).

  • What general words refer to rodents?
    rodent
  • What species of rodent are there?
    rat, mouse, squirrel, chipmunk, marmot, beaver, porcupine, capybara, cavy, chinchilla, coypu, gerbil, gopher, hamster, lemming, muskrat, vole, woodchuck
  • What species of insect eating animals are there?
    mole, shrew, hedgehog
  • What species of rabbit are there?
    rabbit, cottontail, hare, pika
  • What species of hyrax are there?
    hyrax, coney, dassy