Rodent Collection (page 4)

Siberian Lemming - adult feeds on vegetation at dusk in tundra. Lichens (white are Cladonia lichens), mosses and dwarf willows (Lemmus sibiricus ). tundra of Taimyr peninsula, near Dikson

Siberian Lemming - adult after feeding at dusk in tundra near (Lemmus sibiricus ). Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

Siberian Lemming - adult from above - A typical colouring with a distinctive black stripe along its back (Lemmus sibiricus ). tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

Siberian Chipmunk - hiding on pine tree (Tamias sibiricus). Forest in North Ural Mountains, Russia

Siberian Chipmunk - feeding on pine tree (Tamias sibiricus). Forest in Ural Mountains, Russia

Red SQUIRREL - eating fir cone (Sciurus vulgaris). Ural Mountains, Russia

Collared Lemming - adult in winter fur (large winter claws are visible); feeds on buds and bark of dwarf willow sprouts on snow surfac (Dicrostonyx torquatus)

Siberian Lemming - adult on its guard while feeding on scarce vegetation (mostly on grasses) in tundra (Lemmus sibiricus ). Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, Northern Siberia, Russian Arctic

SIBERIAN LEMMING - feeding on grass (Lemmus sibiricus). tundra of Taimyr Peninsula, Russian Arctic

Siberian Lemming - adult feeds on grasses in tundra, next to a patch of flowering wild poppies (Lemmus sibiricus ). Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, Northern Siberia, Russian Arctic

Collared Lemming - adult in winter fur, looks like a furry ball from its back while feeding on buds and bark of dwarf willow it digs in snow (Dicrostonyx torquatus)

Siberian lemming - adult in winter, on snow in tundra; quickly digs snow in attempt to escape (Lemmus sibirica). Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic

SIBERIAN LEMMING - Feeding on dry grass (Lemmus sibiricus). Tundra of Taimyr peninsula, near Kara sea, Russian Arctic

Siberian Lemming muzzle adult at the entrance of a burrow. Front teeth are visible. (Lemmus sibiricus ). tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

Siberian Lemming - adult at the entrance of its burrow. (Lemmus sibiricus ). tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

Siberian Lemming - adult sniffs air prior to crossing a puddle (Lemmings can swim). (Lemmus sibiricus ). tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

Siberian Lemming - adult crosses a puddle (Lemmings can swim). (Lemmus sibiricus ). tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

Northern Pika rodent on guard, living in a stone-river in Sengilen mountain range (Ochotona hyperborea). South Tuva, Russia

Siberian chipmunk feeds on forest floor (Tamias sibiricus). taiga-forest near river Taz; early spring; North Tumen region, Russia

MUSKRAT - swimming in lake (an old river bed) near river Negustyah (Ondatra zibethica L.). a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring

Tundra / Root Vole - feeds on plants at river Negustyah bank at night (Microtus oeconomus (Pall.)). (tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan) typical across Siberian plains; Uganskii Nature Reserve, Siberia

Northern Birch Mouse - explores willow branch, feeding on buds (Sicista betulina Pallas). river Negustyah bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve

Northern red-backed VOLE, two young brothers feed on taiga-forest floor near river Negustyah (Clethrionomys rutilus Pallas)

Northern red-backed vole - on taiga-forest floor near river Negustyah (Clethrionomys rutilus Pallas). a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia

Northern birch mouse feeds on bird cherry (Prunus padus L.) buds and flowers (Sicista betulina Pallas). river Negustyah bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan

Northern birch mouse explores redcurrant branch, feeding on buds and flowers (Sicista betulina pallas). River Negustyah bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan

Wild Common Hamster - Checks a sack, feeding in a granary (Cricetus cricetus L.). Summer, Middle Ural Mountains, Russia

Wild Common Hamster - Checks for danger, feeding in a granary (Cricetus cricetus L.). Summer, Middle Ural Mountains, Russia

Wild Common Hamster - Feeds in a granary (Cricetus cricetus L.). Middle Ural mountains, Russia, summer

Northern Red-backed Vole - in search of food. (Clethrionomys rutilus). Taiga Forest, Hadita near Salehard, North Russia

Three Blind Mice by George Studdy
Three little mice, somewhat the worse for wear having polished off a glass of wine at an empty restaurant table. Date: 1915

Voles and vegetables
Three voles engaging in digging up carrots

Continental field voles
Two continental field voles

Phyllotis chacoensis
Views of a Phyllotis chacoensis skull. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2010

Rodent
An illustration (Plate 21, Mammals) from the Zoology of the Beagle

Fake rodent skeleton
Sent to the Museum by amateur palaeontologist Reverend C Green in 1843. The skeleton had not been dug out of the ground whole and bones belonged to different individuals

Graomys lockwoodi
Views of Graomys lockwoodi skull. Original specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2010

Phyllotis cachinus
Views of Phyllotis cachinus skull. Original specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2010

Graomys edithae
Views of Graomys edithae skull. Original specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2010

Tupaia glis, common tree shrew
Teeth in the upper mandible of a male comon tree shrew, showing the fundamental mammalian triangle of sharp, pointed cusps. Scale is in millimetres

Microtus agrestis, field vole
Plate 214 from the Collection of Watercolour Drawings of British Vertebrates, 1830-1841, by William MacGillivray (1796-1851)

Megazostrodon
Reconstruction of Megazostrodon, a rodent-like prey animal. Megazostrodon was probably a nocturnal and one of the first insect-eating mammals

Podogymnura truei, Mindanao gymnure
Ventral view of a male Mindanao gymnure skin specimen, collected from Mount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines

Mesembriomys gouldii, black-footed tree-rat (Gray 1843). BMNH 1842.5.26.18 skull with abnormal incisors collected by Gilbert, holotype

Strix varia, barred owl
Plate 46 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Sciurus vulgaris, red squirrel
Red squirrel skins. Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Beelat (aboriginal name)

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