page_title: List of mammals of Suriname
section_title: Order: Rodentia (rodents)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Suriname / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Rodentia (rodents)
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Suriname. This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct. The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.
  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: Hystricognathi
  Family: Dasyproctidae (agoutis and pacas)
  Genus: Dasyprocta
  Crested agouti, Dasyprocta cristata DD
  Black agouti, Dasyprocta fuliginosa LR/lc
  Red-rumped agouti, Dasyprocta leporina LR/lc
  Genus: Myoprocta
  Red acouchi, Myoprocta acouchy LR/lc
  Family: Cuniculidae
  Genus: Cuniculus
  Lowland paca, Cuniculus paca LC
  Family: Echimyidae
  Subfamily: Echimyinae
  Genus: Isothrix
  Sinnamary brush-tailed rat, Isothrix sinnamariensis DD
  Genus: Makalata
  Brazilian spiny tree-rat, Makalata didelphoides LR/lc
  Subfamily: Eumysopinae
  Genus: Mesomys
  Ferreira's spiny tree rat, Mesomys hispidus LR/lc
  Genus: Proechimys
  Guyenne spiny rat, Proechimys guyannensis LR/lc
  Cuvier's spiny rat, Proechimys cuvieri LR/lc
  Suborder: Sciurognathi
  Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
  Subfamily: Sciurillinae
  Genus: Sciurillus
  Neotropical pygmy squirrel, Sciurillus pusillus LR/lc
  Subfamily: Sciurinae
  Tribe: Sciurini
  Genus: Sciurus
  Brazilian squirrel, Sciurus aestuans LR/lc
  Family: Cricetidae
  Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
  Genus: Holochilus
  Amazonian marsh rat, Holochilus sciureus LR/lc
  Genus: Neacomys
  Guiana bristly mouse, Neacomys guianae LR/lc
  Common bristly mouse, Neacomys spinosus LR/lc
  Genus: Oecomys
  Bicolored arboreal rice rat, Oecomys bicolor LR/lc
  Brazilian arboreal rice rat, Oecomys paricola LR/lc
  King arboreal rice at, Oecomys rex LR/lc
  Robert's arboreal rice rat, Oecomys roberti LR/lc
  Red arboreal rice rat, Oecomys rutilus LR/lc
  Trinidad arboreal rice rat, Oecomys trinitatis LR/lc
  Genus: Oligoryzomys
  Fulvous pygmy rice rat, Oligoryzomys fulvescens LR/lc
  Genus: Oryzomys
  Azara's broad-headed rice rat, Oryzomys megacephalus LR/lc
  Yungas rice rat, Oryzomys yunganus LR/lc
  Genus: Rhipidomys
  White-footed climbing mouse, Rhipidomys leucodactylus LR/lc
  Splendid climbing mouse, Rhipidomys nitela LR/lc
  Genus: Sigmodon
  Alston's cotton rat, Sigmodon alstoni LR/lc
  Genus: Zygodontomys
  Short-tailed cane rat, Zygodontomys brevicauda LR/lc
caption: Black agouti
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