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Scientific name Common name Number 



Sciuridae: 



Callosciurus caniceps Southern Asiatic squirrel 1 



Callospermophilus lateralis Albino golden-mantled ground 1 



squirrel. 



Callospermophilus lateralis chryso- Golden-mantled ground squirrel. _ 1 

 deirus. 



Citellus beecheyi douqlasii Douglas's ground squirrel 2 



Cynomys ludovicianus Plains prairie dog 15 



Marmota monax Woodclmck, or ground hog 6 



Tamias striatus Eastern chipmunk 2 



Heteromyidae: 



Dipodomys microps Small-faced kangaroo rat 1 



Cricetidae: 



Gerbillus pyramidum Pyramid gerbil 1 



Mesocricetus auraius Golden hamster 10 



Neotoma lepida Pack rat 1 



Ondatra zibethicus Muskrat 1 



Peromyscus maniculatus sonorien- Sonoran white-footed mouse 1 



sis. 



Tatera schinzi shirensis Nyasaland gerbil 1 



Muridae: 



Acomys cahirinus Egyptian spiny mouse 12 



Cricetomys gambianus Giant pouched rat 5 



Mastomys coucha Multimammate mouse 1 



Mus musculus White and other domestic mice 10 



Phloeomys curningi Slender-tailed cloud rat 4 



Rattus infraluteus Kinabalu giant rat 1 



_ ,, . [Hooded rat 2 



Rattus norvegtcus \ White rat 2 



Rattus sabanus Large spiny-backed tree rat 1 



Hystricidae: 



Acanthion brachyurum Malay porcupine 3 



Hystrix galeata African porcupine 2 



Trichys livura Bornean poicupine 1 



Erethizontidae: 



Coendou sanctaemartae (or roth- Prehensile-tailed porcupine 1 



schildi). 



Caviidae: 



Cavia porcellus Guinea pig 15 



Dasyproctidae: 



Cuniculus paca Paca 4 



Dasyprccta punctata Speckled agouti 2 



Dasyprocta sp Agouti 7 



Chinchillidae: 



Chinchilla chinchilla Chinchilla 1 



Lagidium viscaccia Peruvian viscacha 1 



Capromyidae: 



Myocastor coypus Coypu 3 



Ctenomyidae: 



Clenomys sp Tuco-tuco 1 



