The Japanese hare, aka Nousagi (field rabbit), can be found in the Kyushu, Honshu, and Shikoku islands of Japan. They prefer hillsides and mountainous areas with shrubs and forests. Even though they face the
The European ground squirrel, aka souslik or European souslik, can be found throughout eastern Europe and into Asia minor. They typically inhabit dry banks, parks, lawns, steppes, pastures, and sports fields. Due
The volcano rabbit, aka Zacatuche or Teporingo, hails from the mountainous regions of Mexico and is the 2nd smallest known rabbit. With the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit being the smallest known. Due to a decreasing
The Laotian rock rat, aka kha-nyou, hails from Khammouan Province and southern Bolikhamxai Province, in Laos; and also in a small area of Minh Hóa District, western Quảng Bình Province, in Vietnam. Even though
The Gambian pouched rat, aka African giant pouched rat, is considered the largest known rat species in the world. These giants hail from Sub-Saharan Africa; from Angola to Mozambique
The brown rat, aka common rat, sewer rat, water rat, wharf rat, house rat, or Norway rat, can be found on every continent, sans Antarctica. They originated in southern China, but have since been
The Eurasian beaver, aka European beaver or Mongolian beaver, can be found from north-eastern Europe to Central Eurasia. Their territory reaches south from Norway to the Scandinavian
The degu, aka common degu or brush-tailed rat, can be found in west central Chile. They prefer semi-arid shrubland (called matorral). These curious rodents are relatives of the chinchilla and
The Mongolian gerbil, aka Mongolian jird, hails from Mongolia, China, and the Russian Federation. These critters prefer grassland, desert, shrubland, semi-desert, and steppes; with grasses
The paca, aka spotted paca, is a large rodent that hails from Central and South America, and have been introduced to Cuba. They prefer to dwell in tropical evergreen and subdeciduous
