@orodentia.bsky.social#RodentOfTheDay Western Pebble-Mound Mouse/Ngadji (Pseudomys chapmani)
"These pebble mounds are large, extending over areas of up to 10sq.m, consisting of some 50kg worth of pebbles. The mounds are estimated to contain thousands of pebbles..."
@orodentia.bsky.socialMore on today's #RodentOfTheDay, the Florida Mouse:
"Rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns and altered fire regimes are likely to alter community structure in the Florida mouse’s dry inland habitat over time."
@orodentia.bsky.social#RodentOfTheDay Florida Mouse (Podomys floridanus)
"The Florida mouse digs small burrows inside the burrows of other species, primarily the gopher tortoise, where they will prepare a nest (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, n.d.)."
@orodentia.bsky.social#RodentOfTheDay Douglas Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)
"...John Muir [of the] Douglas’s squirrel...
“He is, without exception, the wildest animal I ever saw,—a fiery, sputtering little bolt of life, luxuriating in quick oxygen and the woods’ best juices.”"
@orodentia.bsky.social#RodentOfTheDay Pale Gerbil (Gerbillus perpallidus)
"The pale gerbil has pale orange fur, with white underparts, white forelimbs and white feet. The ears are unpigmented and the soles of the feet are haired... "
Info: Wikipedia
@orodentia.bsky.social#RodentOfTheDay Afghan Vole (Blanfordimys afghanus)
"Distribution :
High steppes and semi-desert in S Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and C Afghanistan; isolated population in Great Balkhan Mtns on E coast of Caspian Sea."
@orodentia.bsky.social#RodentOfTheDay Lesser Bamboo Rat (Cannomys badius)
"Country distribution: Bangladesh · Bhutan · Cambodia · China · India · Laos · Myanmar · Nepal · Thailand · Vietnam
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern"
