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The Gray-collared Chipmunk (Tamias cinereicollis) is a handsome, energetic tree-climbing rodent endemic to the high-elevation conifer forests of the American Southwest. Easily distinguished from neighboring chipmunks by the broad, frosty ash-grey collar spanning its...
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The Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys microps) is one of the most anatomically extraordinary desert rodents on planet Earth. While all other kangaroo rats are granivores that eat dry seeds, this desert specialist feeds predominantly on the salty, toxic leaves of...
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The Great Basin Pocket Mouse (Perognathus parvus) is a master of arid survival across the vast, sagebrush-covered expanses of the Intermountain West. Equipped with external, fur-lined cheek pouches and remarkable physiological adaptations to drought, this secretive...
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The Colorado Chipmunk (Tamias quadrivittatus) is a sprightly, highly agile rodent native to the scenic canyons and forested mountain slopes of the southern Rocky Mountains. Easily recognized by its rich rufous-orange body wash and sharp, contrasting facial stripes,...
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The Northern Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys leucogaster) is an extraordinary, predatory rodent famously known as the ‘werewolf mouse’ of North America’s arid plains. Breaking all standard rodent conventions, this stocky, carnivorous hunter feeds almost...
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The Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius) is an agile, kangaroo-like rodent celebrated across North America for its phenomenal leaping ability and remarkably profound winter hibernation. Possessing an extraordinarily long, whip-like tail that accounts for over sixty...
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The Creeping Vole (Microtus oregoni), also known as the Oregon Vole, is a secretive, miniature microtine rodent that thrives within the dripping, moss-blanketed coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest. Characterized by its tiny eyes, velvety chocolate-brown fur, and...
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The Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus saturatus) is a handsome, robust high-country squirrel endemic to the rugged spine of the Cascade Mountains. Often mistaken for an oversized chipmunk due to the bold white lateral stripes along its flanks,...
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The Yellow-pine Chipmunk (Tamias amoenus) is an alert, nimble rodent that forms the bustling heartbeat of dry interior conifer forests throughout the Pacific Northwest. Easily identified by its bright cinnamon-rufous flanks and five sharp, dark dorsal stripes...
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The Southern Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi), also known as Gapper’s Red-backed Vole, is an enchanting, short-tailed forest rodent that forms the biological heartbeat of northern coniferous forests. Instantly recognized by the vibrant rusty-red or chestnut...
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