page_title: List of mammals of Mongolia
section_title: Order: Rodentia (rodents)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Mongolia / Subclass: Theria / Order: Rodentia (rodents)
caption_attribution_description: Sicista betulina
context_page_description: This is a list of the naturally occurring mammal species recorded in Mongolia. There are 121 mammal species in Mongolia, of which two are critically endangered, four are endangered, nine are vulnerable, and six are near threatened.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
  Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
context_section_description: Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb).
  Suborder: Sciurognathi
  Family: Castoridae (beavers)
  Genus: Castor
  European beaver, Castor fiber NT
  Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
  Subfamily: Sciurinae
  Tribe: Sciurini
  Genus: Sciurus
  Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris NT
  Tribe: Pteromyini
  Genus: Pteromys
  Siberian flying squirrel, Pteromys volans LR/nt
  Subfamily: Xerinae
  Tribe: Marmotini
  Genus: Marmota
  Gray marmot, Marmota baibacina LR/lc
  Tarbagan marmot, Marmota sibirica LR/lc
  Genus: Spermophilus
  Alashan ground squirrel, Spermophilus alashanicus LR/lc
  Daurian ground squirrel, Spermophilus dauricus LR/lc
  Red-cheeked ground squirrel, Spermophilus erythrogenys LR/lc
  Long-tailed ground squirrel, Spermophilus undulatus LR/lc
  Genus: Tamias
  Siberian chipmunk, Tamias sibiricus LR/lc
  Family: Gliridae (dormice)
  Subfamily: Leithiinae
  Genus: Dryomys
  Forest dormouse, Dryomys nitedula LR/nt
  Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
  Subfamily: Allactaginae
  Genus: Allactaga
  Balikun jerboa, Allactaga balikunica LR/lc
  Gobi jerboa, Allactaga bullata LR/nt
  Mongolian five-toed jerboa, Allactaga sibirica LR/lc
  Genus: Pygeretmus
  Dwarf fat-tailed jerboa, Pygeretmus pumilio LR/lc
  Subfamily: Cardiocraniinae
  Genus: Cardiocranius
  Five-toed pygmy jerboa, Cardiocranius paradoxus VU
  Genus: Salpingotus
  Thick-tailed pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus crassicauda VU
  Kozlov's pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus kozlovi LR/nt
  Subfamily: Dipodinae
  Genus: Dipus
  Northern three-toed jerboa, Dipus sagitta LR/lc
  Genus: Stylodipus
  Andrews's three-toed jerboa, Stylodipus andrewsi LR/lc
  Mongolian three-toed jerboa, Stylodipus sungorus LR/lc
  Subfamily: Euchoreutinae
  Genus: Euchoreutes
  Long-eared jerboa, Euchoreutes naso EN
  Subfamily: Sicistinae
  Genus: Sicista
  Northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina LR/nt
  Family: Spalacidae
  Subfamily: Myospalacinae
  Genus: Myospalax
  Transbaikal zokor, Myospalax psilurus LR/lc
  Family: Cricetidae
  Subfamily: Cricetinae
  Genus: Allocricetulus
  Mongolian hamster, Allocricetulus curtatus LR/lc
  Genus: Cricetulus
  Chinese striped hamster, Cricetulus barabensis LR/lc
  Long-tailed dwarf hamster, Cricetulus longicaudatus LR/lc
  Grey dwarf hamster, Cricetulus migratorius LR/nt
  Sokolov's dwarf hamster, Cricetulus sokolovi LR/lc
  Genus: Phodopus
  Campbell's dwarf hamster, Phodopus campbelli LR/lc
  Roborovski hamster, Phodopus roborovskii LR/lc
  Subfamily: Arvicolinae
  Genus: Alticola
  Gobi Altai mountain vole, Alticola barakshin LR/lc
  Large-eared vole, Alticola macrotis LR/lc
  Mongolian silver vole, Alticola semicanus LR/lc
  Flat-headed vole, Alticola strelzowi LR/lc
  Tuva silver vole, Alticola tuvinicus LR/lc
  Genus: Arvicola
  Water vole, Arvicola terrestris LR/lc
  Genus: Clethrionomys
  Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus LR/lc
  Grey red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rufocanus LR/lc
  Northern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rutilus LR/lc
  Genus: Ellobius
  Zaisan mole vole, Ellobius tancrei LR/lc
  Genus: Eolagurus
  Yellow steppe lemming, Eolagurus luteus LR/cd
  Przewalski's steppe lemming, Eolagurus przewalskii LR/lc
  Genus: Lagurus
  Steppe lemming, Lagurus lagurus LR/lc
  Genus: Lasiopodomys
  Brandt's vole, Lasiopodomys brandtii LR/lc
  Genus: Microtus
  Field vole, Microtus agrestis LR/lc
  Narrow-headed vole, Microtus gregalis LR/lc
  Lacustrine vole, Microtus limnophilus LR/lc
  Maximowicz's vole, Microtus maximowiczii LR/lc
  Mongolian vole, Microtus mongolicus LR/lc
  Common vole, Microtus arvalis LR/lc
  Tundra vole, Microtus oeconomus LC
  Genus: Myopus
  Wood lemming, Myopus schisticolor NT
  Genus: Ondatra
  Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus LR/lc
  Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
  Subfamily: Gerbillinae
  Genus: Meriones
  Midday jird, Meriones meridianus LR/lc
  Mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus LR/lc
  Genus: Rhombomys
  Great gerbil, Rhombomys opimus LR/lc
  Subfamily: Murinae
  Genus: Apodemus
  Korean field mouse, Apodemus peninsulae LR/lc
  Ural field mouse, Apodemus uralensis LR/lc
  Genus: Micromys
  Harvest mouse
caption: Northern birch mouse
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