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Identification

Sigmodontinae (South American rats and mice)

Rhizomyinae (bamboo rats and mole rats)

Sciuridae (squirrels)

Echimyidae (spiny rats)

Dasyproctidae (acuchis and agoutis)

Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)

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Location

University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Caption

rodent jaw structure (hystricognathy vs. sciurognathy)

Contributors

Phil Myers (photographer; copyright holder), Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web Staff (photographer)

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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