page_title: List of mammals of Pakistan
section_title: Order: Rodentia (rodents)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Pakistan / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Rodentia (rodents)
caption_attribution_description: Indian Desert Jird Meriones hurrianae, Rodentia, Mammalia Jird poised about to enter its nesting hole. Photographed in Pokaran, district Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India on 05 Jun 06. Self-work. AshLin 13:48, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
context_page_description: This list of the mammals of Pakistan shows the conservation status of the 173 mammal species occurring in Pakistan, of which 12 are critically endangered, 11 are endangered, 14 are vulnerable, and 10 are near threatened. The largest mammal in Pakistan is the Asiatic brown bear. Capra falconeri, the markhor, is the national animal of Pakistan.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed on the IUCN Red List:
  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: Hystricognathi
  Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
  Genus: Hystrix
  Indian porcupine, Hystrix indica LR/lc
  Suborder: Sciurognathi
  Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
  Subfamily: Sciurinae
  Tribe: Pteromyini
  Genus: Eoglaucomys
  Kashmir flying squirrel, Eoglaucomys fimbriatus LC
  Genus: Eupetaurus
  Woolly flying squirrel, Eupetaurus cinereus EN
  Genus: Petaurista
  Red giant flying squirrel, Petaurista petaurista
  Subfamily: Callosciurinae
  Genus: Funambulus
  Northern palm squirrel, Funambulus pennantii LR/lc
  Subfamily: Xerinae
  Tribe: Marmotini
  Genus: Marmota
  Long-tailed marmot, Marmota caudata LR/nt
  Himalayan marmot, Marmota himalayana LC
  Family: Gliridae (dormice)
  Subfamily: Leithiinae
  Genus: Dryomys
  Balochistan forest dormouse, Dryomys niethammeri VU
  Forest dormouse, Dryomys nitedula LR/nt
  Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
  Subfamily: Allactaginae
  Genus: Allactaga
  Small five-toed jerboa, Allactaga elater LR/lc
  Hotson's jerboa, Allactaga hotsoni LR/lc
  Subfamily: Cardiocraniinae
  Genus: Salpingotus
  Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus michaelis LR/lc
  Subfamily: Dipodinae
  Genus: Jaculus
  Blanford's jerboa, Jaculus blanfordi LR/lc
  Subfamily: Sicistinae
  Genus: Sicista
  Chinese birch mouse, Sicista concolor LR/lc
  Family: Calomyscidae
  Genus: Calomyscus
  Baluchi mouse-like hamster, Calomyscus baluchi LR/lc
  Hotson's mouse-like hamster, Calomyscus hotsoni EN
  Family: Cricetidae
  Subfamily: Cricetinae
  Genus: Cricetulus
  Grey dwarf hamster, Cricetulus migratorius LR/nt
  Subfamily: Arvicolinae
  Genus: Alticola
  White-tailed mountain vole, Alticola albicauda LR/nt
  Silver mountain vole, Alticola argentatus LR/lc
  Genus: Ellobius
  Southern mole vole, Ellobius fuscocapillus LR/lc
  Genus: Hyperacrius
  True's vole, Hyperacrius fertilis LR/lc
  Murree vole, Hyperacrius wynnei LR/lc
  Genus: Microtus
  Juniper vole, Microtus juldaschi LR/lc
  Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
  Subfamily: Deomyinae
  Genus: Acomys
  Arabian spiny mouse, Acomys dimidiatus LC
  Subfamily: Gerbillinae
  Genus: Gerbillus
  Swarthy gerbil, Gerbillus aquilus LR/lc
  Indian hairy-footed gerbil, Gerbillus gleadowi
  Balochistan gerbil, Gerbillus nanus LC
  Genus: Meriones
  Indian desert jird, Meriones hurrianae LR/lc
  Persian jird, Meriones persicus LR/lc
  Libyan jird, Meriones libycus LC
  Sundevall's jird, Meriones crassus LC
  Genus: Rhombomys
  Great gerbil, Rhombomys opimus LR/lc
  Genus: Tatera
  Indian gerbil, Tatera indica LR/lc
  Subfamily: Murinae
  Genus: Apodemus
  Kashmir field mouse, Apodemus rusiges LR/lc
  Ward's field mouse, Apodemus wardi LR/lc
  Genus: Bandicota
  Lesser bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis LR/lc
  Genus: Golunda
  Indian bush rat, Golunda ellioti LR/lc
  Genus: Millardia
  Sand-colored soft-furred rat, Millardia gleadowi LR/lc
  Soft-furred rat, Millardia meltada LC
  Genus: Mus
  Rock-loving mouse, Mus saxicola LR/lc
  Earth-colored mouse, Mus terricolor LR/lc
  House mouse, Mus musculus LC
  Brown spiny mouse, Mus saxicola LR/lc
  Genus: Nesokia
  Short-tailed bandicoot rat, Nesokia indica LC
  Genus: Niviventer
  Chestnut white-bellied rat, Niviventer fulvescens LR/lc
  Genus: Rattus
  Turkestan rat, Rattus turkestanicus LR/lc
  House rat, Rattus rattus LC
  Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus LC
caption: Indian desert jird
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