Order Rodentia Bowdich 1821
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Jump to navigationJump to searchFamily Sciuidae Fischer 1817, squirrels
Genus Pteromys Cuvier 1800
- Pteromys volans (Linnaeus 1758), Siberian Flying Squirrel – rare.
Genus Sciurus Linnaeus 1758, tree squirrels
- Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758, Eurasian Red Squirrel – common.
Family Cricetidae Fischer 1817
Genus Arvicola Lacépède 1799
- Arvicola terrestris (Linnaeus 1758), European (or Northern) Water Vole – rare.
Genus Cletrionomys Tilesius 1850, red-backed voles
- Clethrionomys glareolus (Schreber 1780), Bank Vole – common, in some years dominant.
- Clethrionomys rufocanus (Sundevall 1846), Grey Red-backed Vole – rare.
- Clethrionomys rutilus (Pallas 1779), Northern Red-backed Vole – extremely rare.
Genus Lemmus Link 1795, true lemmings
- Lemmus lemmus (Linnaeus 1758), Norway Lemming – reported in the WSBS vicinity in the summer of 1980; in the beginning of 1981, a skull was discovered in a pellet from a Northern Hawk Owl.
Genus Microtus Schrank 1798, meadow voles
- Microtus agrestis (Linnaeus 1761), Field Vole – rare.
- Microtus oeconomus (Pallas 1776), Tundra Vole or Root Vole – common on seashore meadows.
Genus Myopus Miller 1910, wood lemmings
- Myopus schisticolor (Lillieborg 1844), Wood Lemming – rare.
Genus Ondatra Link 1795, muskrats
- Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus 1766), muskrat
Family Muridae Fischer 1817
Genus Mus Linnaeus 1758, mice
- Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758, House mouse – rare.