Large sized rat with a distinguishable bushy tail almost as long as their bodies. Bodies are pale brown or gray to black with white bellies.

Difficult to distinguish species from markings. Typically gray to brown in color and found in dense scrub, conifer and woodland forests where they mark territory with urine. Use range to determine species.

Body color variations from orange, red and brown with distinct dark brown or black and white or pale gray stripe from head to tail.

White feet, pale gray-brown body, gray neck hair and relatively large size characterize this mostly nocturnal rat. Use range to help determine species.

Difficult to distinguish from other mice and vole species without close examination of teeth. Usually dingy brown and gray with coloration lightening with age. Habitat preferences are damp fields as they do not do well without moisture.

A medium-sized rat with two annual color variations from pale gray to yellow and orange with single black hairs giving hair a multi-colored look. Similar in appearance to the Ord’s Kangaroo Rat and nocturnal in nature. Kangaroo rats can hop up on rear feet up to 2 meters. The Gulf Coast sub-species is only found […]

A mole with a hairy tail and less fleshy nose than some. Overlaps the range of some other moles but do not typically co-habitat. Like all moles, they live in underground tunnels where they dig actively year-round and have soft fut to help them travel efficiently.

Western Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis) and Eastern Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis) are adaptable to a variety of habitats but seldom wooded areas. Sub-species is determined by range. Generally have tail as long as body, with white feet and red to brown coloration.

A rat with a scaly hairless tail and broad head in relation to its body. Black and brown hair combine into a mixed color mottled coat. Tracks similar to eastern wood rat but slightly smaller. Typically habituate near cotton fields and make nests of cotton and similar plants.

Very small mouse with highly variable coloration and tail that can be longer than body. Thrive in arid conditions and need very little water to survive. Found in deserts of the American Southwest.