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order Rodentia

Member of placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia)
therians (subclass Theria)
mammals (class Mammalia)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

There are no other wild members of this order in the bay area.


california ground squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi
  • if in doubt, the distinct highlighting around the eye separates the ground squirrel from tree squirrels
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tree squirrels
genus Sciurus
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botta’s pocket gopher
Thomomys bottae
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mice and rats
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western chipmunks
genus Neotamias

california vole
Microtus californicus

muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus

american beaver
Castor canadensis


9 observed taxons / 15 unobserved taxons / 3 keys

Chris’s observations: 73 (69 are research grade)

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Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist