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Pocket gophers weigh around 200 g ( lb), and are about 15–20 cm (6–8 in) in body length, with a tail 2.5–5 cm (1–2 in) long. A few species reach weights approaching 1 kg (2.2 lb). Within any particular gopher species, the males are larger than the females, and can be nearly double their weight. [ 7] Average lifespans are one to three ...
S. Santa Marta porcupine. Santander dwarf squirrel. Sigmodontomys alfari. Southern big-eared mouse. Andean squirrel.
The list consists of those species found in the nations or overseas territories of continental South America (including their island possessions, such as the Galápagos ), as well as in Trinidad and Tobago and the Falkland Islands; Panama is not included. As of May 2012, the list contains 1,331 species, 340 genera, 62 families and 15 orders.
Tuco-tuco. A tuco-tuco is a neotropical rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. [ 1][ 2] Tuco-tucos belong to the only living genus of the family Ctenomyidae, Ctenomys, but they include approximately 60 different species. The common name, "tuco-tuco", comes from the "tuc-tuc" sound they make while they dig their burrows. [ 3]
The nutria (/ ˈ n juː t r i ə /) or coypu (/ ˈ k ɔɪ p uː /) (Myocastor coypus) [1] [2] is a herbivorous, [3] semiaquatic rodent from South America.Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae, [4] Myocastor is now included within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats.
Stictomys Thomas, 1924. A paca (from Tupí paka[ 4]) is a member of the genus Cuniculus of ground-dwelling, herbivorous rodents in South and Central America. It is the only genus in the family Cuniculidae. [ 5] Pacas are large rodents with dots and stripes on their sides, short ears, and barely visible tails.
The blesmols, also known as mole-rats, or African mole-rats, are burrowing rodents of the family Bathyergidae. They represent a distinct evolution of a subterranean life among rodents much like the pocket gophers of North America, the tuco-tucos in South America, or the Spalacidae from Eurasia.
Viscacha or vizcacha ( UK: / vɪˈskætʃə /, US: / vɪˈskɑːtʃə /) are rodents of two genera ( Lagidium and Lagostomus) in the family Chinchillidae. They are native to South America and convergently resemble rabbits. [ 1] The five extant species of viscacha are: The plains viscacha ( Lagostomus maximus ), a resident of the Pampas of ...
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