Rodents

Capybara is the largest of the modern semi-aquatic rodents. Capybara range covers most of South America. In the west it is limited to the foothills of the Andes, in the south it reaches the central provinces of Argentina. The basins of the Orinoco, La Plata and Amazon rivers are the main habitats of capybaras. The name of the animal with some distortions from the South American Indians was adopted by the Portuguese.

Description and features Meadow dogs - barking rodents from the squirrel family. In the central part of North America, passing a wide strip from north to south, prairies are located - arid North American steppes. The animal world of this area of ​​the planet is not very diverse. Once, even before the active development of the continent by European immigrants, bison roamed in huge herds in these wild lands.

If in a day the summer cottage has changed a lot: there are some heaps of land and strange moves, several bushes of vegetables have disappeared, then it's time to sound the alarm. There is no doubt that the garden was attacked by a mole rat - a cunning, adventurous animal that strives to pack the entire crop in its pantries. Description and features The mole rat belongs to the category of rodents.

One of the best first pets for a child can be called a Dzungarian hamster. A small animal does not take up much space, is not picky, does not spoil furniture. Despite the fact that sellers in pet stores indicate the ease of keeping rodents, there are certain rules that should be followed.

Gopher - a hero of folklore.The rodent often appears in Kazakh tales, Kalmyks celebrate its day, symbolizing the arrival of spring. It is believed that the animal, standing in a column on guard of its safety and offspring, knows secret places with buried treasure. If night catches in the steppe, then the sleeping traveler will tell the animal in the ear where gold is buried.

Instead of domestic cats, dogs, the content of the decorative breed of the rat dambo can be no less exciting. Companion pets take up little space, do not need special care, expensive feed. Born in 1991, the California breed of rat pups is named after the hero of the cartoon "Dumbo" - an elephant calf with huge ears.

Squirrels, gophers and marmots have some very interesting relatives. They have a great resemblance in appearance to their brothers. These animals are called chipmunks, and it is these animals that most often people prefer to keep at home. What interested people in these little squirrel rodents?

If you decide to buy yourself a home rodent, you should go to a pet store or bird market, which is not there. Among the huge variety of rats, mice, chinchillas, hamsters, their eyes run wide, who better to choose. For lovers of active animals, a chinchilla hamster is best suited. And if you need a more balanced rodent, opt for guinea pigs.

Among the variety of pets, chinchillas have many advantages. Firstly, their coat has no unpleasant odor, and molting. Secondly, they are not noisy, clean, affectionate and friendly. Thirdly, chinchillas are very beautiful. Description and features of chinchillas. The beautiful, furry lumps that came to us from the south of America are chinchillas.

How multifaceted and diverse is the wildlife and its inhabitants. A huge number of birds and animals - underwater, land and underground, living in the most incredible places. Some settle, making a nest right on the rock, others spend almost their entire lives in the water, while others do not climb out of the dungeon. It would seem that living conditions are not at all adapted to living.

Are guinea pigs many or few? If you answer this question briefly, then from 4 to 8 years. Is it a lot or a little? Judge for yourself: parents buy a child an animal that does not go to school yet, but it becomes decrepit and dies when a boy or girl is already worried about completely different issues. Is it piggy when a guy invites you on a date?

There are some interesting animals in Transbaikalia that spend their entire lives consciously underground. Sometimes people, out of their ignorance, confuse them with moles or diggers. Indeed, the zokor in the photo somewhat resembles a mole or a shrew, although these animals do not relate to each other. For comparison, we can say that the diet of moles in Russia mainly includes worms and insects.

Garden dormouse. A squirrel mouse with an outgoing character A cute little animal with an expressive muzzle fully justifies its name. A lover of hibernation for several months after awakening amazes with the activity and inconspicuousness of life. A mammal rodent will not give itself away, but it will leave noticeable traces of being in a gardening or summer house.

One of the cutest members of the chinchilla family - Wiskasha, has an extremely interesting appearance. The appearance of a rodent at the same time resembles that of a kangaroo and a rabbit with a long squirrel tail. Description and features of Viskasha Viskasha belongs to the order of rodents and is characterized by a rather large size.

In many movies and cartoons, rats are something scary and disgusting. They are feared, avoided and, to some extent, neglected. Frightened by the appearance of rats, women are the most classic stereotype. But it’s worth figuring out if this is all true? And is this tailed rodent really such a vile and unpleasant creature.

Field mice are small and dangerous pests. Mice are rarely spoken with respect. Usually they are described as poor, shy, but very harmful rodents. A field mouse is no exception. This small animal can significantly spoil the crop in the garden, and gnaw a hole in the floor at home. Judging by the photo, the vole looks like ordinary mice and rats.

The naked mole rat (lat. Heterocephalus glaber) is a small rodent living in eastern Africa, in the semi-deserts and dry plains of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. An amazing animal that has gathered physiological abilities unique to a mammal and striking with its social organization, which is completely uncharacteristic of representatives of the animal kingdom.

In our vast country lives a great many large and small animals. Rodents also play an important role in the ecosystem, and one of them is the Mongolian marmots - tarbagans. Appearance of Tarbagan This animal belongs to the genus Marmots. The build is heavy, large. The size of the males is about 60-63 cm.

Acomys needle needles are rodent mammals. Their generic name "needle" is due to the needles that cover the back of the animal. Akomis live in the wild, but thanks to their exotic appearance and ease of maintenance, Akomis have become a favorite domestic rodent, along with rats, hamsters and guinea pigs.

The longhorn, better known as the Cape longhorn, is the only member of the family. To date, it has not been included in the Red Book, in which it was until 2011, and in fact is not under human protection, since the animal population is quite large. On the contrary, among the local population of a number of African countries hunting of a strider is considered to be very common due to its frequent raids on fields with the destruction of agricultural crops.

Features and habitat of degu squirrels More and more often in pet stores you can meet with degu squirrels. It is also called the Chilean degu squirrel due to its habitat. This rodent is a wonderful companion. According to reviews to breeders, degu squirrel leads an active lifestyle, is easily tameable, has a pretty appearance, and can be trained.

Features of wild and domesticated hamsters. Many are familiar with hamsters as domestic animals, cute animals, funny and friendly. But in nature, these inhabitants are dangerous animals that even outwardly differ significantly from tamed brethren. From them comes a threat to both humans and crops grown in the garden.

Features and habitats of gerbils When choosing a pet, people often stop near cells with gerbils. These rodents have a wonderful character. They are clean, easily tamed, can be trained and look very nice. Their curiosity and friendliness will delight you daily.

Pishuha is a small animal, very charming, lives mainly in the mountainous regions of Asia. At first glance at the photo, pikas may seem like a large field mouse or a hamster. However, the closest relatives of mouse pikas are hares and rabbits. It was with their long-eared relatives that the pikas were taken out in a separate detachment - hare-like.

It is unlikely that there is a person in the world who would not be familiar with mice. Despite their cute, funny look, they cause far from sympathy in the majority of the world's population. And yet, there are people who would like to know a little more about mice. Features and habitat The mouse is an animal mammal, a rodent order and a murine suborder.

Features and the habitat of the shrew A shrew is a small size (from a few centimeters, in rare cases - up to 1 decimeter), a small animal belonging to the family of shrews, weighing only a dozen grams. As you can see in the photo, the shrew looks like a field mouse, differing from it only by an elongated muzzle, similar to a proboscis, and a tail, sometimes exceeding the size of the body itself, with short hairs.

Meadow dogs - smart rodents of the squirrel family An interesting rodent from the squirrel family: unlike forest inhabitants, it lives in earthen burrows; similar to a groundhog or ground squirrel, but barks like a dog. In wildlife, it was subjected to large-scale destruction, and now it is tamed as a pet. The lifestyle of meadow dogs is similar to the organization of the human community.

Beavers are always talked a little enthusiastically: these amazing animals amaze with hard work, seriousness and personify order and devotion. Man has made the beast a positive hero of fairy tales and fables about the eternal values ​​of life. It is only worth distinguishing consonant words: a beaver is an animal, and a beaver is the name of its fur.

Features and habitat of dormouse Sonya dormouse is one of the representatives of the order of mice. They are so small that they fit perfectly in the palm of a person. These tiny mammals have a long fluffy tail resembling squirrel. But only species living on trees possess such a tail beauty.

Features and habitat of nutria Nutria is an animal of rather large sizes. They have been grown for many years in countries such as Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and the Caucasus. A distinctive feature of nutria is its orange teeth. If you compare her fur with the fur of a rabbit or even a fox, then the nutria fur is much better.

People who in their life have not seen rodents larger than a mouse will be surprised and even shocked at the sight of a capybara. Outwardly, this mammal is very similar to a guinea pig. But its dimensions exceed the dimensions of the pig in tens of times. With a capybara length of 1.2 meters, its weight reaches 60-70 kg. It is the largest rodent in the world at present.

“Squirrel, tell a squirrel. What I thought in silence. Perhaps you forgot where the nut was buried in the fall? ... ”The fabulously beautiful jumper from the order of rodents of the red color of the squirrel has been known to all of us since childhood. A huge number of poems is dedicated to her, she is the heroine of many folk tales, riddles are made about her and songs are sung.

The muskrat was brought from North America in the 30s of the 20th century. She quickly mastered and became a full-fledged representative of the fauna, populating large areas. Description and characteristics of the muskrat The muskrat is a variety of rodents, the sizes of which reach 40-60 centimeters. Surprisingly, the tail is almost half the length of the body.

Description and characteristics of porcupine Porcupine is directly related to the family of rodents. The body length of the animal is approximately 80 cm, and the weight is about 13 kg. The appearance of the porcupine in the photo suggests that he is a rather morose and aggressive creature. In particular, we are talking about the needles that cover the body of the animal.