#muridae

[mammalianmammals]

Hog-nosed Shrew Rat (Hyorhinomys stuempkei), family Muridae, endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia

Described by science in 2015

photograph by Kevin C Rowe | Museum Victoria 

[all-mammal-creechur]

Kimberley Rock Rat Zyzomys woodwardi

Lives in the northern tropical part of the Northern Territory and adjacent Kimberley region of Western Australia, in high-altitude closed forest. Biologists have proposed that Zyzomys woodwardi speciated from Zyzomys argurus around 8,000 years ago due to a large flood that increased the wetness of the environment.

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[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

The maned rat is a real shocker! Though it looks like they've been zapped, their electrifying hairdo is actually meant to resemble a porcupine. If that's not enough they have another trick up their sleeves: maned rats are the only rodent known to be poisonous! Maned rats will rub themselves against poison arrow trees to accumulate toxins, which makes a very poor treat for would-be predators.

(Image: A maned rat (Lophiomys imhausi) by Sara Weinstein)

[snototter]

A fat sand rat (Psammomys obesus) in Morocco, Africa

by Matthieu Berroneau

[haywirehorse]

hollower kitty and mina comm for @swordbravefan01 on bluesky!

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

May I request the northern Luzon giant cloud rat? These rodents can get as large as 50 cm, and I need more people to know about them.

Of course!

Have you seen the northern Luzon giant cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onAug 25, 2025

[thebeastsofindia]

Mayor’s Mouse (Mus mayori), family Muridae, order Rodentia, Sri Lanka

Endemic to Sri Lanka

Vulnerable

Photo by nuwan

[deadbirdsdaily]

Mount No. 5

“Viola”

House Mouse

Mus musculus

The final taxidermy mouse I made for Christmas last year! And I actually remembered to get decent photos of her. Though I left some wire wrapped around her paws for shipping because I am terrified she’ll fall apart. Prayers to USPS to handle her gently. Stay tuned for whether I have to fix her in April when I visit my friend.

Though she’s the last of this first set of mice, she’s actually the reason I started making stripper mice. I just wanted to do a handful first to get practice… but then they didn’t turn out awful.

My friend also learned specimen prep at our college’s museum, and she’s always wanted a stripper mouse. She considered trying it when her pet mouse passed from Cancer, but decided it wasn’t something she actually felt comfortable doing with her pet’s body (however you mourn and process death is personal!), so I’ve been wanting to make her a mouse for a while now and it was a good excuse to try taxidermy.

Her mouse’s name was Sebastian, so I’m calling this one Viola… even though they’re not really twins. Sebastian was white.