Comments on: What kind of rodent was this? And do you know any good websites for identifying rodents? http://www.a86.co.uk/what-kind-of-rodent-was-this-and-do-you-know-any-good-websites-for-identifying-rodents/ This is A86 Raw and Clear Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:05:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ellie170 http://www.a86.co.uk/what-kind-of-rodent-was-this-and-do-you-know-any-good-websites-for-identifying-rodents/comment-page-1/#comment-624 Ellie170 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:14:27 +0000 http://www.a86.co.uk/what-kind-of-rodent-was-this-and-do-you-know-any-good-websites-for-identifying-rodents/#comment-624 Sounds like a Degu. i havent seen them outside...but i have 15...so. did it look like this??? if so let me know. Sounds like a Degu. i havent seen them outside…but i have 15…so. did it look like this??? if so let me know.

]]> By: Cecelia Redfern http://www.a86.co.uk/what-kind-of-rodent-was-this-and-do-you-know-any-good-websites-for-identifying-rodents/comment-page-1/#comment-623 Cecelia Redfern Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:23:50 +0000 http://www.a86.co.uk/what-kind-of-rodent-was-this-and-do-you-know-any-good-websites-for-identifying-rodents/#comment-623 It sounds like it could have been a kangaroo rat. I would guess that it was probably the Ord's Kangaroo Rat, which is the most common species of Kangaroo Rat and ranges all the way from where I live in Texas up into Canada. Here is a picture of my pet Kangaroo Rat named Skippy. For sites about identifying rodents, try looking through your local wildlife authority website and getting a list of wild rodents native to your area. Then you can look them up one by one. Edit: Degus are not native to North America. If it is a degu, it is someone's pet who escaped. But it could be a pika. Those are the North American version of the Degu. It sounds like it could have been a kangaroo rat. I would guess that it was probably the Ord’s Kangaroo Rat, which is the most common species of Kangaroo Rat and ranges all the way from where I live in Texas up into Canada.

Here is a picture of my pet Kangaroo Rat named Skippy.

For sites about identifying rodents, try looking through your local wildlife authority website and getting a list of wild rodents native to your area. Then you can look them up one by one.

Edit: Degus are not native to North America. If it is a degu, it is someone’s pet who escaped. But it could be a pika. Those are the North American version of the Degu.

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