Hidden diversity in Daptomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae): a new species from lower montane forests of central Peru mapress.com/zt/article/v...

#RodentOfTheDay Arizona Cotton Rat (Sigmodon arizonae) "Two of the five recognized subspecies are believed to have gone extinct during the twentieth century, including the nominate subspecies, Sigmodon arizonae arizonae." animalia.bio/arizona-cott...

Large-scale surveys of woodrats (Neotoma spp.) reveal constraints on diet breadth in herbivorous doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Megaherbivores facilitate large grazing herbivores and suppress small mammals through vegetation structure and cryptic pathways www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#RodentOfTheDay Azara's Agouti (Dasyprocta azarae) "Azara's agouti (Dasyprocta azarae) is a South American agouti species from the family Dasyproctidae. Found in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina, it is named after Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara." Ph/Inf: www.allthingswild.co.uk/wild-bunch/a...

New Species of Extinct Octodontoid Rodent Discovered from Amazonian Fossil "Acarechimys hunikuini lived in what is now Brazilian Amazonia around 10 million years ago (Late Miocene epoch)." www.sci.news/paleontology...

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How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge url: academic.oup.com/jmammal/arti...

Just a chill golden-mantled ground squirrel having a snack. #mammalmonday

Divergent Lineages in the de Winton's Shrew Complex (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) From China: Assessing Evidence for Incipient Speciation - Wang - Zoologica Scripta - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Growing prominence of natural history collections in the Global South: impacts on the taxonomy of Neotropical non-volant small mammals url: academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...

Check out the new journal Journal of Lost Species www.journaloflostspecies.org

Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo - Spencer - People and Nature - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The hidden majority: Zoos can simultaneously engage public interest and curb taxonomic bias on social media communication www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Mammal Species Composition and Activity Patterns Shift While Richness Remains Constant Across Elevational Gradients in Western Sarawak, Borneo - Kaicheen - 2025 - Biotropica - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Since 1970, wildlife populations globally have plummeted by about 73%. California’s endangered Pacific pocket mouse, limited to three small populations, is a case in point. A new study finds that mixing individuals from these populations in a breeding program improved survival and reproduction.

When & where have species of bats, rodents, & shrews been collected across the 54 mountains of the Madrean Sky Islands? Damien Rivera in our lab led this effort to find out! New preprint "Uncovering historical small mammal biodiversity among the Madrean Sky Islands" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Don't forget the Smithsonian Zoo's Naked Mole-rat live cams: nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/nake...

Phylogeography and karyotypic description of the Ethiopian striped mouse (Mus imberbis) www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Urbanization, Not Invasive Shrubs, Alters Tree Seed Fate by Modifying Rodent Activity - Fuka - 2025 - Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

How does pyrodiversity influence small mammal abundance and genetic diversity?https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2664.70143

Integrative taxonomic revision of endemic dwarf shrews from the Ethiopian Highlands doi.org/10.25225/jvb...

We are extremely grateful for all of Ivy's work on her summer internship with the group! small-mammals.org/2025/08/21/i...

there's a rodent in these pictures! @iucn-small-mammals.bsky.social

SQUEE alert! "Smoky mouse translocation program helps population grow in southern NSW" www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03... Image: A dark grey-black rodent with larger ears and eyes. It is standing on leaf litter, facing the camera.

Most underrated Australian animal? The RAKALI!! It's giving 'embrace our native rats' vibes! 🐾 www.abc.net.au/news/science...

Cryptotis nigrescens Species Group (C. brachyonyx, C. colombianus, C. hondurensis, C. lacandonensis, C. mayensis, C. merriami, C. merus, and C. nigrescens) link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...

Phylogeography of a Small Mammal (Blarinella quadraticauda) Distributed Around the Sichuan Basin, Southwest China onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Two new species chapters out in Mammals of Middle and South America: Rodentia III: 🐀Chilean Climbing Mouse Irenomys tarsalis (Philippi, 1900) link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/... and 🐀Burneo’s Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys burneoi Lee, Tinoco, & Brito, 2022 link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...

Five-decade expansion of striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) and the process of its establishment in colonized territories link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Three new species of Philippine forest mice (Apomys, Muridae, Mammalia), members of a clade endemic to Mindoro Island mapress.com/zt/article/v...

#RodentOfTheDay Eastern Chestnut Mouse (Pseudomys gracilicaudatus) "Medium-sized native rodent with distinctive chestnut-brown dorsal fur, grey belly and pale grey feet with a thin fringe of white hairs extending beyond the claws. " Photo/Info: australian.museum/learn/animal...

Ever heard of the plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus)? Growing up to 33.9 in (86 cm) from head to tail, it inhabits grasslands and scrub in parts of South America such as Paraguay and Argentina. Photo: Marcia Morris, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

Effects of Masting Hardwoods on Stand-Use by Tree Squirrels and Fishers in Northern California doi.org/10.1093/jmam... We found that the presence of hardwoods in mixed-conifer stands was positively associated with occupancy and stand-use by tree squirrels and fishers.

Extending mammal specimens with their essential phenotypic traits doi.org/10.1093/jmam... A new museum digitization effort unlocks traits from millions of mammal specimens

#RodentOfTheDay Blackish Grass Mouse (Thaptomys nigrita) "This mammal is widely distributed, occurring in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. In Brazil, it occurs in the Southeast region." Photo/Info: www.nativealimentos.com.br/en/sustainab...

Southeast Asia covers multiple global biodiversity hotspots — but is experiencing a biodiversity crisis. Our new article in Nature Reviews Biodiversity asks: What’s really driving the losses, and what can we do about it? 👉 rdcu.be/expy6 1/7

Evolutionary history of the Altai grey vole, Microtus obscurus (Rodentia: Cricetidae), reconstructed using modern and ancient genomes url: academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...

Species Diversification in the Sky Islands of Southwestern China Revealed by Genomic, Introgression and Demographic Analyses of Asian Shrew Moles url: academic.oup.com/sysbio/artic...

Any small mammal conservationists out there wanting to apply? Please get in contact if you would like any support to do it. Applications for this £50k award close on 31st October. whitleyaward.org/apply-for-co...

Two new chapters just out: Sierra de Perijá Small-Eared Shrew Cryptotis perijensis Quiroga-Carmona & Woodman, 2015 link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/... Tamá Small-Eared Shrew Cryptotis tamensis N Woodman, 2002 link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...

Challenges and opportunities in the translocation of grassland-dwelling subterranean mammals: the case of blind mole rats doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

Most mammals do not wander: few species escape continental endemism nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#RodentOfTheDay Long-Tailed Porcupine (Trichys fasciculata) "Many species of porcupine are food hoarders, collecting fallen fruits and seeds and carrying them to favoured storage areas, and they therefore play a role in seed dispersal." Photo/info: www.ecologyasia.com/verts/mammal...

Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the Sicista concolor group (Mammalia, Rodentia, Sicistidae) with the description of a new species zse.pensoft.net/articles.php...

25th Student Conference in Conservation Science, Cambridge, 31 March – 2 April 2026. Looking for postgraduate students and early-career conservation scientists, in a broad range of fields, to apply to present talks or posters on their work. www.sccs-cam.org

#RodentOfTheDay Severtov's Jerboa (Allactaga severtzovi) "Svertzov's Jerboa... has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2016. Allactaga severtzovi is listed as Least Concern." Ph: zooinstitutes.com/animals/seve... Info: www.iucnredlist.org/species/858/...

Genome analyses suggest recent speciation and postglacial isolation in the Norwegian lemming | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

#RodentOfTheDay Namaqua Rock Mouse (Micaelamys namaquensis) "Micaelamys namaquensis (Namaqua Rock Mouse) is a species of rodents in the family Muridae. They are found in The Afrotropics. They are nocturnal herbivores. Reproduction is dioecious." #MouseMonday Photo and info: eol.org/pages/1178645

Species Limits and Hybridization in Andean Leaf‐Eared Mice (Phyllotis) - Quiroga‐Carmona - 2025 - Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...