page_title: List of mammals of Thailand
section_title: Order: Rodentia (rodents)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Thailand / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Rodentia (rodents)
caption_attribution_description: Illustration of Polynesian Rat, Rattus exulans from an article entitled 'On the New Zealand Rat. (With Illustrations.)', by Walter Buller, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 3, 1870, between pages 2 &amp; 3. The Polynesian or Pacific Rat is known in New Zealand and other parts of Polynesia by the Polynesian word kiore.
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Thailand. There are 264 mammal species in Thailand, of which three are critically endangered, eleven are endangered, twenty-four are vulnerable, and two are near threatened. One of the species listed for Thailand is considered to be extinct.
  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).
  Forest species include Rattus tiomanicus, Rattus andamanensis, Sundamys muelleri, Leopoldamys edwardsi, Leopoldamys sabanus, Niviventer fulvescens, and Maxomys surifer. Species commonly found in agricultural areas include Bandicota indica, Bandicota savilei, Rattus argentiventer, Rattus losea sakeratensis, Rattus nitidus, Rattus tanezumi, and Rattus tiomanicus. Niviventer hinpoon and Leopoldamys neilli are endangered species with fragmented geographical distributions that are restricted to limestone karst habitats.
  Suborder: Hystricognathi
  Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
  Genus: Atherurus
  Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine, Atherurus macrourus LR/lc
  Genus: Hystrix
  Malayan porcupine, Hystrix brachyura VU
  Suborder: Sciurognathi
  Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
  Subfamily: Ratufinae
  Genus: Ratufa
  Cream-coloured giant squirrel, Ratufa affinis LR/lc
  Black giant squirrel, Ratufa bicolor LR/lc
  Subfamily: Sciurinae
  Tribe: Pteromyini
  Genus: Belomys
  Hairy-footed flying squirrel, Belomys pearsonii LR/nt
  Genus: Hylopetes
  Particolored flying squirrel, Hylopetes alboniger EN
  Gray-cheeked flying squirrel, Hylopetes lepidus LR/lc
  Indochinese flying squirrel, Hylopetes phayrei LR/lc
  Red-cheeked flying squirrel, Hylopetes spadiceus LR/lc
  Genus: Petaurista
  Red giant flying squirrel, Petaurista petaurista LR/lc
  Indian giant flying squirrel, Petaurista philippensis LR/lc
  Genus: Petinomys
  Temminck's flying squirrel, Petinomys setosus LR/lc
  Genus: Pteromyscus
  Smoky flying squirrel, Pteromyscus pulverulentus LR/nt
  Subfamily: Callosciurinae
  Genus: Callosciurus
  Gray-bellied squirrel, Callosciurus caniceps LR/lc
  Pallas's squirrel, Callosciurus erythraeus LR/lc
  Finlayson's squirrel, Callosciurus finlaysonii LR/lc
  Black-striped squirrel, Callosciurus nigrovittatus LR/lc
  Plantain squirrel, Callosciurus notatus LR/lc
  Prevost's squirrel, Callosciurus prevostii LR/lc
  Genus: Dremomys
  Asian red-cheeked squirrel, Dremomys rufigenis LR/lc
  Genus: Lariscus
  Three-striped ground squirrel, Lariscus insignis LR/lc
  Genus: Menetes
  Berdmore's ground squirrel, Menetes berdmorei LR/lc
  Genus: Rhinosciurus
  Shrew-faced squirrel, Rhinosciurus laticaudatus LR/lc
  Genus: Sundasciurus
  Horse-tailed squirrel, Sundasciurus hippurus LR/lc
  Low's squirrel, Sundasciurus lowii LR/lc
  Slender squirrel, Sundasciurus tenuis LR/lc
  Genus: Tamiops
  Himalayan striped squirrel, Tamiops macclellandi LR/lc
  Cambodian striped squirrel, Tamiops rodolphei LR/lc
  Family: Spalacidae
  Subfamily: Rhizomyinae
  Genus: Cannomys
  Lesser bamboo rat, Cannomys badius LR/lc
  Genus: Rhizomys
  Hoary bamboo rat, Rhizomys pruinosus LR/lc
  Large bamboo rat, Rhizomys sumatrensis LR/lc
  Family: Cricetidae
  Subfamily: Arvicolinae
  Genus: Eothenomys
  Père David's vole, Eothenomys melanogaster LR/lc
  Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
  Subfamily: Murinae
  Genus: Bandicota
  Greater bandicoot rat, Bandicota indica LR/lc
  Savile's bandicoot rat, Bandicota savilei LR/lc
  Genus: Berylmys
  Small white-toothed rat, Berylmys berdmorei LR/lc
  Bower's white-toothed rat, Berylmys bowersi LR/lc
  Genus: Chiromyscus
  Fea's tree rat, Chiromyscus chiropus LR/lc
  Genus: Chiropodomys
  Pencil-tailed tree mouse, Chiropodomys gliroides LR/lc
  Genus: Hapalomys
  Marmoset rat, Hapalomys longicaudatus LR/nt
  Genus: Leopoldamys
  Edwards's long-tailed giant rat, Leopoldamys edwardsi LR/lc
  Neill's long-tailed giant rat, Leopoldamys neilli EN
  Long-tailed giant rat, Leopoldamys sabanus LR/lc
  Genus: Maxomys
  Rajah spiny rat, Maxomys rajah LR/lc
  Red spiny rat, Maxomys surifer LR/lc
  Whitehead's spiny rat, Maxomys whiteheadi LR/lc
  Genus: Mus
  Ryukyu mouse, Mus caroli LR/lc
  Fawn-colored mouse, Mus cervicolor LR/lc
  Cook's mouse, Mus cookii LR/lc
  Gairdner's shrewmouse, Mus pahari LR/lc
  Shortridge's mouse, Mus shortridgei LR/lc
  Genus: Niviventer
  Chinese white-bellied rat, Niviventer confucianus LR/lc
caption: Polynesian rat
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