Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Aplodontiidae One species of
mountain beaver occurs in California. •
Mountain beaver,
Aplodontia rufa • Sierra Nevada mountain beaver,
A. r. californica (CDFW special concern; endemic) • Point Arena mountain beaver,
A. r. nigra (CDFW special concern; endemic) • Point Reyes mountain beaver,
A. r. phaea (CDFW special concern; endemic)
Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Sciuridae Thirty species of
squirrels,
chipmunks, and
marmots occur in California.
Subfamily Sciurinae (tree squirrels and flying squirrels) •
Humboldt's flying squirrel,
Glaucomys oregonensis • San Bernardino flying squirrel,
G. o. californicus (CDFW special concern; endemic) •
Northern flying squirrel,
Glaucomys sabrinus (CDFW special concern) •
Eastern gray squirrel,
Sciurus carolinensis (introduced, harvest) •
Western gray squirrel,
Sciurus griseus (harvest) •
Eastern fox squirrel,
Sciurus niger (introduced, harvest) •
Douglas' squirrel,
Tamiasciurus douglasii (harvest)
Subfamily Xerinae (chipmunks and ground squirrels) •
White-tailed antelope ground squirrel,
Ammospermophilus leucurus •
Nelson's antelope ground squirrel,
Ammospermophilus nelsoni (endemic) •
Yellow-bellied marmot,
Marmota flaviventris •
California ground squirrel,
Spermophilus beecheyi •
Belding's ground squirrel,
Spermophilus beldingi •
Golden-mantled ground squirrel,
Spermophilus lateralis •
Mohave ground squirrel,
Spermophilus mohavensis (endemic) •
Round-tailed ground squirrel,
Spermophilus tereticaudus • Palm Springs round-tailed ground squirrel,
S. t. chlorus (CDFW special concern; endemic) •
Townsend's ground squirrel,
Spermophilus townsendii •
Rock squirrel,
Spermophilus variegatus •
Alpine chipmunk,
Tamias alpinus (endemic) •
Yellow-pine chipmunk,
Tamias amoenus •
Merriam's chipmunk,
Tamias merriami •
Least chipmunk,
Tamias minimus •
California chipmunk,
Tamias obscurus •
Yellow-cheeked chipmunk,
Tamias ochrogenys (endemic) •
Panamint chipmunk,
Tamias panamintinus •
Long-eared chipmunk,
Tamias quadrimaculatus •
Allen's chipmunk,
Tamias senex •
Siskiyou chipmunk,
Tamias siskiyou •
Sonoma chipmunk,
Tamias sonomae (endemic) •
Lodgepole chipmunk,
Tamias speciosus •
Uinta chipmunk,
Tamias umbrinus Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Castoridae One species of
beaver occurs in California. •
American beaver,
Castor canadensis (harvest)
Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Geomyidae Five species of
pocket gophers occur in California. •
Botta's pocket gopher,
Thomomys bottae •
Western pocket gopher,
Thomomys mazama •
Mountain pocket gopher,
Thomomys monticola •
Northern pocket gopher,
Thomomys talpoides •
Townsend's pocket gopher,
Thomomys townsendii Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Heteromyidae Twenty-six species of
pocket mice and
kangaroo rats occur in California.
Subfamily Dipodomyinae (kangaroo rats and mice) •
Pacific (or agile) kangaroo rat,
Dipodomys agilis (endemic) •
California kangaroo rat,
Dipodomys californicus • Marysville California kangaroo rat,
D. californicus eximus (CDFW special concern; endemic) •
Desert kangaroo rat,
Dipodomys deserti •
Big-eared kangaroo rat,
Dipodomys elephantinus (CDFW special concern; endemic) •
Heermann's kangaroo rat,
Dipodomys heermanni (endemic) •
Giant kangaroo rat,
Dipodomys ingens (endemic) •
Merriam's kangaroo rat,
Dipodomys merriami • San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat,
D. merriami parvus (CDFW special concern; endemic) •
Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat,
Dipodomys microps •
Fresno kangaroo rat,
Dipodomys nitratoides (endemic) • Short-nosed kangaroo rat,
D. n. brevinasus (CDFW special concern; endemic) •
Tipton kangaroo rat,
D. n. nitratoides (CDFW special concern; endemic) •
Ord's kangaroo rat,
Dipodomys ordii •
Panamint kangaroo rat,
Dipodomys panamintinus •
San Diego kangaroo rat,
Dipodomys simulans •
Stephens' kangaroo rat,
Dipodomys stephensi (endemic) •
Narrow-faced kangaroo rat,
Dipodomys venustus (endemic) •
Dark kangaroo mouse,
Microdipodops megacephalus •
Pale kangaroo mouse,
Microdipodops pallidus Subfamily Perognathinae (pocket mice) •
Bailey's pocket mouse,
Chaetodipus baileyi •
California pocket mouse,
Chaetodipus californicus • Dulzura pocket mouse,
C. c. femoralis (CDFW special concern; endemic) •
San Diego pocket mouse,
Chaetodipus fallax • Northwestern San Diego pocket mouse,
C. f. fallax (CDFW special concern; endemic) • Pallid San Diego pocket mouse,
C. f. pallidus (CDFW special concern; endemic) •
Long-tailed pocket mouse,
Chaetodipus formosus •
Desert pocket mouse,
Chaetodipus penicillatus •
Spiny pocket mouse,
Chaetodipus spinatus •
White-eared pocket mouse,
Perognathus alticola (endemic) • White-eared pocket mouse,
P. a. alticola (CDFW special concern; endemic) • Tehachapi pocket mouse,
P. a. inexpectatus (CDFW special concern; endemic) •
San Joaquin pocket mouse,
Perognathus inornatus (endemic) • Salinas pocket mouse,
P. i. psammophilus (CDFW special concern; endemic) •
Little pocket mouse,
Perognathus longimembris • Palm Springs pocket mouse,
P. l. bangsi (CDFW special concern; endemic) • Los Angeles pocket mouse,
P. l. brevinasus (CDFW special concern; endemic) • Jacumba pocket mouse,
P. l. internationalis (CDFW special concern; endemic) • Pacific pocket mouse,
P. l. pacificus (CDFW special concern; endemic) •
Great Basin pocket mouse,
Perognathus parvus Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Cricetidae Twenty-nine species of
voles and
New World rats and
mice occur in California.
Subfamily Arvicolinae (lemmings, voles, and muskrat) •
White-footed vole,
Arborimus albipes (CDFW special concern) •
Red tree vole,
Arborimus longicaudus presence uncertain •
Sonoma tree vole,
Arborimus pomo (CDFW special concern; endemic) •
Western red-backed vole,
Clethrionomys californicus •
Sagebrush vole,
Lemmiscus curtatus •
California vole,
Microtus californicus • Monterey vole,
M. c. halophilus (endemic) • Mojave River vole,
M. c. mohavensis (CDFW special concern; endemic) • San Pablo vole,
M. c. sanpabloensis (CDFW special concern; endemic) • Amargosa vole,
M. c. scirpensis (federal and state endangered; endemic) • South coast marsh vole,
M. c. stephensi (CDFW special concern; endemic) • Owens Valley vole,
M. c. vallicola (CDFW special concern; endemic) •
Long-tailed vole,
Microtus longicaudus •
Montane vole,
Microtus montanus •
Creeping vole,
Microtus oregoni •
Townsend's vole,
Microtus townsendii •
Muskrat,
Ondatra zibethicus (introduced, harvest) •
Heather vole,
Phenacomys intermedius Subfamily Neotominae (North American rats and mice) •
White-throated woodrat,
Neotoma albigula •
Bushy-tailed woodrat,
Neotoma cinerea •
Dusky-footed woodrat,
Neotoma fuscipes •
Desert woodrat,
Neotoma lepida •
Large-eared woodrat,
Neotoma macrotis •
Northern grasshopper mouse,
Onychomys leucogaster •
Southern grasshopper mouse,
Onychomys torridus •
Brush mouse,
Peromyscus boylii •
California mouse,
Peromyscus californicus •
Canyon mouse,
Peromyscus crinitus •
Cactus mouse,
Peromyscus eremicus •
Northern Baja deer mouse,
Peromyscus fraterculus •
Gambel's deer mouse,
Peromyscus gambelii •
Western deer mouse,
Peromyscus sonoriensis •
Pinyon mouse,
Peromyscus truei •
Salt marsh harvest mouse,
Reithrodontomys raviventris (endemic) •
Western harvest mouse,
Reithrodontomys megalotis Subfamily Sigmodontinae (cotton rats) •
Arizona cotton rat,
Sigmodon arizonae •
Hispid cotton rat,
Sigmodon hispidus Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Muridae Three species of
Old World rats and
mice occur in California. •
House mouse,
Mus musculus (introduced) •
Norway rat,
Rattus norvegicus (introduced) •
Black rat,
Rattus rattus (introduced)
Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Dipodidae Two species of
jumping mice occur in California. •
Western jumping mouse,
Zapus princeps •
Pacific jumping mouse,
Zapus trinotatus Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Erethizontidae One species of
porcupine occurs in California. •
North American porcupine,
Erethizon dorsatum ==Whales, dolphins and porpoises==