160 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1959 
RODENTIA 
Family and common name Scientific name Number 
Sciuridae: 
Gray squirrel (black)S.2_22 _- --22 Sciurus carolinensis, melanistic 1 
phase. 
Crayssquirrell)(albino) 2=sa42— sane Seturus carolinensis. 22252222228 2 
Hox squirrel. = = 2 2. See anh wntiny 3 SCUTUS Niger. = Seo eee 1 
Giant Indian squirrel_______--__-_- Ratujawndica- = Sea sne haeee 4 
Asiatic squirrel= 22. nee sane Callosciurus nigrovittatus___-_---- 1 
Formosan tree squirrel. _-_--------- Callosciurus erythraeus___------- 5 
Asiatic forest squirrel__.---------- Callosciurus caniceps_----------- 4 
Striped ground squirrel_._____-_-_-_- Lariscus insignis... 222-522-252 2 
Long-nosed squirrel._=..-.-------- Dremomys rufigenis_-.__--------- il 
Woodchuck, or groundhog_--_------ Marmota monaps 22s ee il 
Prairie-doe.. 2 22sec het eee eee Cynomys ludovicianus - _------- Many 
White-tailed squirrel_-_.___-_.---- Citellarsmleuciuns== =e 2 
Hasternchipm ym kes == =a RGMLASTS UT TOL (Se 1 
Eastern chipmunk, albino. __._-_-_-- Tamiasisiniatis. =. _ eases ees 1 
Red-and-white flying squirrel] _ _ _ -_- Petauwristalalbirujuss eee 1 
Formosan flying squirrel__________-_ PeLGunustOngiOnd.s =a 1 
Eastern flying squirrel. s-.++.2+22-+ Glaucomyswolans. = =_ 2-25 252e8 15 
Cricetidae: 
Vesperirats.. eee eb sais aes Nyctomys sumichrastt__—-------- 2 
Mamster_ +. = Bes oe ee RE Mesocnicetus auratus. 222s es = 3 
Lesser Egyptian gerbil_____------- Gerbillws gerxbilluss === eee eee if! 
Rat-talledsserbile=—- = 4 See eee POChyuUnoniys Cu pnast = 19 
iMainy=vatled ind sae ase ee Sekeetamys calurus__-._---------- 1 
Fire SSL BS ert ty mapa het eer Mertones spissae2s=2 285k ee 8 
Muridae: 
Egyptian spiny mouse______-------- ‘ACOmys CORMMNUBS. == see eee 24 
Egyptian spiny mouse__-_--------- Acomys dimidiatuss2ee2o~ 22222 Many 
Slender-tailed cloud rat_____------- Phlocomys cumingu 22s. 2 3 
Gliridae: 
African dormouses=22 ess oa5ee. 3 Graphiurus murinus_....-==----- 1 
Dipodidae: 
Lesser or desert jerboa_-_---------- Jaculus jaculuso2. 225-005 25- eee 1 
Hour-toed)jerboa- = =as2 se atelier Allactaga tetradactyla__---------- 6 
Hystricidae: 
Malay porcupine=" 2245243 saseeas = Acanthion brachyura_----------- 1 
African porcupine. -— 434254555 aeee lnstriigaledigaene ee ee ee 4 
Erethizontidae: 
Prehensile-tailed porcupine - -_ ___-_- Coendou prehensilis__----------- 1 
Caviidae: 
Guimea-pie. 22 Se Cavia porcellus 52-2 = = See ee 30 
Hydrochoeridae: 
Capy bards. 02" 2-22" ne aoe ar ee Hydrochoerus hydrochoeris-_------- 2 
Dinomyidae: 
COMAR OU so. ee Ue ae eee ee Dinomys branickit= 2-2 = = 2 
Dasyproctidae: 
SAC ZO) DAS ape Os ie hp Ee ay Dasyprocta prymnolopha--------- 1 
Speckled acquis. —-= ee - = we eeS Dasyprocta punctata.--.--------- 1 
Chinchillidae: 
Peruvian wiscactias{=22 52-222 5.222 Lagidium viscaccia__------------ 1 
Chinchilla:+ 2.2 et Sees ae ee Chinchilla chinchilla_....-------- 2 
