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Cousins

Here are some pictures of species related to gerbils, hamsters, mice & rats that are less commonly kept as pets. Thanks to Thames Valley Rodents and Kali: African Pouched Rat for Pictures.

Here are some good links for information on the cousins

Kali - Pouched Rats

Gerbil Info

Gerbils & Jerboas & Jirds - OH MY!

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Bushy Tailed Jird
Sekeetamys calurus

Photo courtesy of Thames Valley Rodents

Photo Courtesy of LyddicleaveBurrow

Duprasi (aka Fat Tailed Gerbil)
Pachyuromys duprasis

Photo Courtesy of LyddicleaveBurrow

Photo Courtesy of LyddicleaveBurrow

Persian Jird
Meriones persicus

Photo courtesy of Thames Valley Rodents

Pallid Gerbil
Gerbillus perpallidus

Mice & Rats & Such

Photo courtesy of Thames Valley Rodents

Harvest Mouse
Micromys minutus

Photo courtesy of Thames Valley Rodents

Multimammate Mouse
Mastomys coucha

Zebra Mice
Lemniscomys barbarus

Photo Courtesy of LyddicleaveBurrow

Photo Courtesy of LyddicleaveBurrow

Mouse Like Hamster
Calomyscus bailwardi

Photo Courtesy of Kali: African Pouched Rat

Photo Courtesy of Kali: African Pouched Rat

African Pouched Rat
Cricetomys gambianus

Photo courtesy of Thames Valley Rodents

Dormouse
Graphiurus murinus

Photo Courtesy of LyddicleaveBurrow

Photo Courtesy of LyddicleaveBurrow

Asian Garden Dormice
Eliomys melanurus

Photo Courtesy of LyddicleaveBurrow

Photo Courtesy of LyddicleaveBurrow

African Pygmy Dormice
Graphiurus murinus

Photo courtesy of Thames Valley Rodents

Egyptian Spiny Mouse
Acomys cahirinus cahirinus

Photo courtesy of Thames Valley Rodents

Egyptian Spiny Mouse
Acomys cahirinus cahirinus

Photo courtesy of Thames Valley Rodents

Egyptian Spiny Mouse
Acomys dimidiatus

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Degus
Octodon degus

Photo courtesy of Thames Valley Rodents

Guenther's Voles
Microtus guentheri

Photo courtesy of Thames Valley Rodents

Steppe Lemmings
Lagurus lagurus

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