Colors and Biogeographic Realms
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Symbols
indicates the photos posted also on our photoblog (wildlife portrait archive) ;
indicates the identification being uncertain ;
indicates an introduced or re-introduced species ;
indicates the subject was dead when pictured ;
indicates a hybrid ;
indicates a chained or caged animal ;
indicates the photo taken with a trail camera ;
indicates the photo taken using a song/call recording (in spite of our policies below) ;
indicates the poto taken using bait (in spite of our policies below) ;
indicates a movie or slideshow; and
indicates a painting or drawing.
indicates the identification being uncertain ;
indicates an introduced or re-introduced species ;
indicates the subject was dead when pictured ;
indicates a hybrid ;
indicates a chained or caged animal ;
indicates the photo taken with a trail camera ;
indicates the photo taken using a song/call recording (in spite of our policies below) ;
indicates the poto taken using bait (in spite of our policies below) ;
indicates a movie or slideshow; and
indicates a painting or drawing.
Classification - Identification
The classification, common names and scientific names are based on wikipedia and other resources on and off the internet.
The identification of subspecies is based on location only in most of cases, and is therefore unreliable, inconsistent or even meaningless. It is added for fun only.
If you find errors, please contact site owner.
Our Policies
- Our collections basically comprise photographs of the living creatures we have actually encountered by chance.
- We don't use any bait, scent, artificial roost, audio devices or other unfair method to lure birds or animals except for some rare cases marked with relevant icons (We often talk / whistle to them with our own organs though).
- Our collections include photos of domesticated animals freely walking, wandering or reposing at the time of our encounter. Animals in captivity are marked with the chain icon.
- Similarly, you will only find plants and fungi growing wild. Rare exceptions include farm products like finger millet or rape flowers.
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RODENTIA
Covering : Cricetidae, Muridae, Dasyproctidae, Heteromyidae, Myocastoridae, Gliridae, Sciuridae
FEATURED PHOTOS
Photos featured on the blog - Click each thumbnail to see the relevant blog entry.
PHOTOGRAPHS
You may filter photos by family, location, genus, name, etc.
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Brown Rat (Muridae - Murinae. Rattus norvegicus). Photo : 10/2007, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. -
Maritime Striped Squirrel / Eastern Striped Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Tamiops maritimus). Photo : 08/2009, Da Lat, Vietnam.
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Maritime Striped Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Tamiops maritimus). Photo : 11/2009, Taitung Province, Taiwan.
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Red Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus vulgaris). Photo : 08/2010, Doubs, France.
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Alpine Marmot [3] (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Marmota marmota). Photo : 08/2010, Queyras, France.
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Red Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus vulgaris). Photo : 08/2010, Massif des Ecrins, France.
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Nutria (Myocastoridae. Myocastor coypus). Photo : 08/2010, Camargue, France.
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Red Squirrel [3] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus vulgaris). Photo : 08/2010, Camargue, France.
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Grizzled Giant Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Ratufinae. Ratufa macroura). Photo : 07/2011, Anamaduwa, Sri Lanka.
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Indian Palm Squirrel [1] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Funambulus palmarum). Photo : 07/2011, Anamaduwa, Sri Lanka.
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Grizzled Giant Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Ratufinae. Ratufa macroura). Photo : 07/2011, Habarana, Sri Lanka.
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Indian Palm Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Funambulus palmarum). Photo : 07/2011, Habarana, Sri Lanka.
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Indian Palm Squirrel [3] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Funambulus palmarum). Photo : 08/2011, Ella, Sri Lanka.
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Grizzled Giant Squirrel [3] (Sciuridae - Ratufinae. Ratufa macroura). Photo : 08/2011, Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka.
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Indian Palm Squirrel [4] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Funambulus palmarum). Photo : 08/2011, Yala, Sri Lanka.
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Indian Palm Squirrel [5] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Funambulus palmarum). Photo : 08/2011, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka.
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Grizzled Giant Squirrel [4] (Sciuridae - Ratufinae. Ratufa macroura). Photo : 08/2011, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka.
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Tarbagan Marmot (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Marmota sibirica). Photo : 08/2012, Terelj NP., Mongolia.
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Unidentified Rodent (-. -). Photo : 08/2012, Gun-Galuut NP., Mongolia.
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Unidentified Rodent (-. -). Photo : 08/2012, Hustai NP., Mongolia.
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Long-tailed Ground Squirrel (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Urocitellus undulatus). Photo : 08/2012, Ogii Lake, Mongolia.
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Unidentified Rodent (-. -). Photo : 08/2012, Ogii Lake, Mongolia.
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Alashan Ground Squirrel (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Spermophilus alashanicus). Photo : 08/2012, Gobi, Mongolia.
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Small Japanese Field Mouse (Muridae - Murinae. Apodemus argenteus). Photo : 01/2014, Nagano, Japan.
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Plantain Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Callosciurus notatus). Photo : 05/2014, Singapore.
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Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel (Sciuridae - Callosciurinae. Dremomys pernyi). Photo : 09/2016, Xishan, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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Japanese Dormouse [1] (Gliridae - Glirinae. Glirulus japonicus). Photo : 10/2016, Nagano, Japan.
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Large Japanese Field Mouse [1] (Muridae - Murinae. Apodemus speciosus). Photo : 08/2017, Nagano, Japan.
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Red Squirrel [4] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus vulgaris). Photo : 09/2017, Eure, France.
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American Red Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Photo : 05/2018, Mt. Desert Is., ME, USA.
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Sciurus carolinensis). Photo : 05/2018, Mt. Desert Is., ME, USA.
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American Red Squirrel [2] (Sciuridae - Sciurinae. Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Photo : 05/2018, Schoodic, ME, USA.
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Eastern Chipmunk (Sciuridae - Xerinae. Tamias striatus). Photo : 05/2018, Thompson Is., ME, USA.
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Large Japanese Field Mouse [2] (Muridae - Murinae. Apodemus speciosus). Photo : 01/2019, Nagano, Japan.
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Symbols & Colors
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