List of Mammals of Malaysia - Rodentia (rodents)

Rodentia (rodents)

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).

SubHystricognathi
- Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
  - Genus: Atherurus
    - Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine Atherurus macrourus LR/lc
  - Genus: Hystrix
    - Malayan Porcupine Hystrix brachyura VU
    - Thick-spined Porcupine Hystrix crassispinis LR/nt
  - Genus: Trichys
    - Long-tailed Porcupine Trichys fasciculata LR/lc
SubSciurognathi
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
  - Subfamily: Ratufinae
    - Genus: Ratufa
      - Cream-coloured Giant Squirrel Ratufa affinis LR/lc
      - Black Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor LR/lc
  - Subfamily: Sciurinae
    - Tribe: Sciurini
      - Genus: Rheithrosciurus
        
        Tufted Ground Squirrel Rheithrosciurus macrotis LR/lc
    - Tribe: Pteromyini
      - Genus: Aeromys
        
        Black Flying Squirrel Aeromys tephromelas LR/lc
        
        Thomas's Flying Squirrel Aeromys thomasi LR/lc
      - Genus: Hylopetes
        
        Gray-cheeked Flying Squirrel Hylopetes lepidus LR/lc
        
        Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel Hylopetes spadiceus LR/lc
      - Genus: Iomys
        
        Javanese Flying Squirrel Iomys horsfieldi LR/lc
      - Genus: Petaurillus
        
        Lesser Pygmy Flying Squirrel Petaurillus emiliae LR/lc
        
        Hose's Pygmy Flying Squirrel Petaurillus hosei LR/lc
        
        Selangor Pygmy Flying Squirrel Petaurillus kinlochii LR/lc
      - Genus: Petaurista
        
        Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista elegans LR/lc
        
        Red Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista LR/lc
      - Genus: Petinomys
        
        Whiskered Flying Squirrel Petinomys genibarbis LR/lc
        
        Temminck's Flying Squirrel Petinomys setosus LR/lc
        
        Vordermann's Flying Squirrel Petinomys vordermanni LR/lc
      - Genus: Pteromyscus
        
        Smoky Flying Squirrel Pteromyscus pulverulentus LR/nt
  - Subfamily: Callosciurinae
    - Genus: Callosciurus
      - Ear-spot Squirrel Callosciurus adamsi LR/lc
      - Kinabalu Squirrel Callosciurus baluensis LR/lc
      - Gray-bellied Squirrel Callosciurus caniceps LR/lc
      - Callosciurus Callosciurus erythraeus LR/lc
      - Black-striped Squirrel Callosciurus nigrovittatus LR/lc
      - Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus LR/lc
      - Borneo Black-banded Squirrel Callosciurus orestes LR/lc
      - Prevost's Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii LR/lc
    - Genus: Dremomys
      - Bornean Mountain Ground Squirrel Dremomys everetti LR/lc
      - Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel Dremomys rufigenis LR/lc
    - Genus: Exilisciurus
      - Least Pygmy Squirrel Exilisciurus exilis LR/lc
      - Tufted Pygmy Squirrel Exilisciurus whiteheadi LR/lc
    - Genus: Glyphotes
      - Sculptor Squirrel Glyphotes simus LR/lc
    - Genus: Lariscus
      - Four-striped Ground Squirrel Lariscus hosei VU
      - Three-striped Ground Squirrel Lariscus insignis LR/lc
    - Genus: Nannosciurus
      - Black-eared Squirrel Nannosciurus melanotis LR/lc
    - Genus: Rhinosciurus
      - Shrew-faced Squirrel Rhinosciurus laticaudatus LR/lc
    - Genus: Sundasciurus
      - Brooke's Squirrel Sundasciurus brookei LR/nt
      - Horse-tailed Squirrel Sundasciurus hippurus LR/lc
      - Jentink's Squirrel Sundasciurus jentinki VU
      - Low's Squirrel Sundasciurus lowii LR/lc
      - Slender Squirrel Sundasciurus tenuis LR/lc
    - Genus: Tamiops
      - Himalayan Striped Squirrel Tamiops macclellandi LR/lc
- Family: Spalacidae
  - Subfamily: Rhizomyinae
    - Genus: Rhizomys
      - Hoary Bamboo Rat Rhizomys pruinosus LR/lc
      - Large Bamboo Rat Rhizomys sumatrensis LR/lc
- Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
  - Subfamily: Murinae
    - Genus: Berylmys
      - Bower's White-toothed Rat Berylmys bowersi LR/lc
    - Genus: Chiropodomys
      - Pencil-tailed tree mouse Chiropodomys gliroides LR/lc
      - Large Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse Chiropodomys major LR/lc
      - Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse Chiropodomys muroides LR/nt
      - Small Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse Chiropodomys pusillus LR/lc
    - Genus: Haeromys
      - Ranee Mouse Haeromys margarettae VU
      - Lesser Ranee Mouse Haeromys pusillus VU
    - Genus: Hapalomys
      - Marmoset Rat Hapalomys longicaudatus LR/nt
    - Genus: Lenothrix
      - Gray Tree Rat Lenothrix canus LR/lc
    - Genus: Leopoldamys
      - Edwards's Long-tailed Giant Rat Leopoldamys edwardsi LR/lc
      - Long-tailed Giant Rat Leopoldamys sabanus LR/lc
    - Genus: Maxomys
      - Mountain Spiny Rat Maxomys alticola EN
      - Maxomys baeodon DD
      - Malayan Mountain Spiny Rat Maxomys inas LR/lc
      - Chestnut-bellied Spiny Rat Maxomys ochraceiventer LR/lc
      - Rajah Spiny Rat Maxomys rajah LR/lc
      - Red Spiny Rat Maxomys surifer LR/lc
      - Whitehead's Spiny Rat Maxomys whiteheadi LR/lc
    - Genus: Mus
      - Ryukyu Mouse Mus caroli LR/lc
    - Genus: Niviventer
      - Dark-tailed Tree Rat Niviventer cremoriventer LR/lc
      - Chestnut White-bellied Rat Niviventer fulvescens LR/lc
      - Long-tailed Mountain Rat Niviventer rapit LR/lc
    - Genus: Pithecheir
      - Malayan Tree Rat Pithecheir parvus LR/lc
    - Genus: Rattus
      - Annandale's Rat Rattus annandalei LR/lc
      - Rice-field rat Rattus argentiventer LR/lc
      - Summit Rat Rattus baluensis EN
      - Malayan Field Rat Rattus tiomanicus LR/lc
    - Genus: Sundamys
      - Mountain Giant Sunda Rat Sundamys infraluteus LR/lc
      - Müller's Giant Sunda Rat Sundamys muelleri LR/lc

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