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Identification

Sigmodontinae (South American rats and mice)

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Rhizomyinae (bamboo rats and mole rats)
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Sciuridae (squirrels)
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Echimyidae (spiny rats)
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Dasyproctidae (acuchis and agoutis)
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Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
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Image of: 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

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 Citation: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed May 16, 2008 at http://animaldiversity.org.
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