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Aplodontidae

Animal family consisting of New World mountain beavers.

The beaver family.

Family of rodents, the cavies.

Family of rodents, the Chinchillas.

Family of rodents including the New World rats and mice, voles, hamsters and relatives.

Includes the genus Dasyprocta, the Agoutis.

Animal family consisting of New World porcupines.

Gophers, including the genera: Cratogeomys, Geomys, Orthogeomys, Pappogeomys, Thomomys and Zygogeomys.

Contains the genus Muscardinus, the dormouse.

Family Heteromyidae includes the pocket mice and kangaroo rats, 59 species in 5 genera.

Family of rodents including the Old World mice and rats, gerbils, whistling rats, and relatives.

Myocastoridae is the family of animals commonly known as nutria (large aquatic rodents originally found in South and Central America).

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