Glaucomys volans,southern flying squirrel,
116, 118
Glis glis,dormouse, 55, 248, 268, 272
Graphiurus ocularis,namtap, 418, 421
Graphiurus platyops, 421
Heliophobius,silvery mole-rats, 17, 427–31
Heliophobius argenteocinereus,silvery mole rat,
123, 427, 434
Heliosciurus,tree squirrels, 319
Helogale parvula,dwarf mongoose, 432
Heramys eviensis, 295
Heterocephalus,naked mole-rats, 17, 490
Heterocephalus glaber,naked mole-rat, 16, 17,
31, 44, 62, 144, 157, 158, 160, 204, 212,
222, 233 –34, 238, 296, 320, 326, 334, 348,
369, 371, 399, 427–36, 453
Heterocephalus jaegeri, 431
Heterohyrax brucei,bush hyrax, 416 –18, 425
Heteromys anomalus,forest spiny pocket
mouse, 123
Heteromys australis,southern spiny pocket
mouse, 123
Heteromys desmarestianus,Desmarest’s spiny
pocket mouse, 123
Heteromys gaumeri,Gaumer’s spiny pocket
mouse, 123
Heteromys goldmani,Goldman’s spiny pocket
mouse, 123
Heteromys nelsoni,Nelson’s pocket mouse, 123
Heteromys oresterus,mountain spiny pocket
mouse, 123
Hippopotamus amphibius,hippopotamus, 267
Homo sapiens,humans, 62, 204, 205, 381,
390, 457, 473, 484 – 86
Hoplomys,armored rats, 320
Hydrochaeris,capybara, 17, 21, 320
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris,capybara, 20, 258,
259, 268, 273, 393 – 402, 453
Hylobates klossi,gibbon, 396
Hymenachne, 394
Hypogeomys antimena,Malagasy jumping rat,
28, 31, 50, 62, 155
Hystrix (Atherurus),brush-tailed porcupine,
17, 318 –20
Hystrix africaeaustralis,Cape porcupine, 31,
432
Ichthyomys,fish-eating rats, 418
Irenomys tarsalis,Chilean rat, 121
Isothrix, 17
Ixodes, ticks, 483
Jaculus,jerboas, 318, 319
Jaculus jaculus,common jerboa, 331
Junco hymenalis,dark-eyed junco, 474
Kannabateomys,southern bamboo rats, 320
Kerodon,17, 21
Kerodon rupestris,rock cavy, 20, 236, 416,
417, 421, 423
Lagidium,mountain viscachas, 17, 320
Lagidium boxi, 421
Lagidium peruanum,417, 419, 421, 423, 426
Lagidium viscacia, 421
Lagidium wolffsohni, 421
Lagostomus,viscachas, 17, 320
Lagostomus maximus,plains viscacha, 123,
318, 322, 326
Lanius excubitor,great gray shrike, 265
Leersia hexandra, 394
Lemmiscus curtatus,sagebrush vole, 120, 241
Lemmus,lemmings, 319
Lemmus lemmus,Norwegian lemming, 268,
270 –73, 456
Lemmus sibiricus,Siberian lemming, 155
Lemmus trimucronatus,brown lemming, 44,
45
Lepilemur edwarsi,sportive lemur, 267
Lepus americanus,snowshoe hare, 147, 148
Liomys adspersus,Panamanian spiny pocket
mouse, 123
Liomys irroratus,Mexican spiny pocket mouse,
123
Liomys pictus,painted spiny pocket mouse,
123
Liomys salvini,Salvin’s spiny pocket mouse, 30,
123
Liomys spectabilis, 123
Lutra canadensis,river otter, 245
Lymantria dispar,gypsy moth, 460
Lynx rufus,bobcat, 471
Madoqua kirkii,Kirk’s dikdik, 280, 395, 396
Makalata, 17
Marcopus,wallaroos, 416
Marmota,marmots, 4, 5, 19, 21, 32, 93, 145,
220, 245, 318, 319, 321, 337, 418, 439
Marmota baibacina,29, 357, 359 – 61, 364
Marmota bobak,steppe marmot, 29, 320, 321,
356 – 62, 366
Marmota broweri,357, 359
Marmota caligata,hoary marmot, 21, 22, 29,
33, 36, 55, 232, 233, 236, 238, 246, 268,
274, 348, 357– 61, 363, 440
Marmota camtschatica,22, 29, 357, 359, 361
Marmota caudata,golden marmot, 21, 22, 29,
246, 268, 274, 357, 359 – 62
Marmota flaviventris,yellow-bellied marmot,
21, 22, 29, 33, 35, 54, 55, 93, 94, 118, 132,
135, 147, 153, 155, 160, 168, 169, 205, 233,
246, 249, 251–53, 267, 268, 270 –73, 275,
317, 320 –26, 346, 348 –50, 352, 356 – 66
Marmota himalayana,Himalayan marmot, 356
Marmota marmota,alpine marmot, 21, 22, 29,
37, 40, 50, 55, 144 – 46, 246, 258, 268, 274,
275, 277, 325, 337, 356 –58, 360 – 66, 440
Marmota menzbieri,Menzbieri’s marmot, 29,
356
Marmota minor, 358
Marmota monax,woodchuck, 21, 22, 29, 33,
93, 94, 118, 232, 244, 337, 346, 352, 353,
356 –58, 360 – 64
Marmota nevadensis, 358
Marmota olympus,Olympic marmot, 21, 22,
29, 33, 93, 94, 118, 246, 274, 346, 351,
353, 354, 357– 63, 440
Marmota primigenia, 358
Marmota sibirica,29, 357, 358, 360, 361, 364
Marmota vancouverensis,Vancouver Island
marmot, 29, 118, 326, 357, 359, 360, 362,
364, 454, 456
Marmota vetus, 358
Massoutiera, 319
Massoutiera mzabi,Mzab gundi, 417, 421, 424Mastomys,multimammate rats, 329, 482
Mastomys coucha, 133
Mayermys,one-toothed shrew-mice, 453
Meriones,gerbils (jirds), 106, 195, 197, 260,
318, 319, 370, 376
Meriones crassus,Sundevall’s jird, 121
Meriones libycus,256, 376
Meriones meridianus, 376
Meriones tamariscinus, 376
Meriones unguiculatus,Mongolian gerbil, 51,
55, 135, 192, 195, 197, 211, 214, 234 –37,
240, 246, 263, 268, 270 –74, 276, 278, 326,
371, 376 –78, 438
Mesocricetus auratus,Syrian (golden) hamster,
39, 44 – 46, 51, 132, 134, 135, 190, 211,
214, 234 –36, 238, 259 – 61, 264 – 66, 267–
69, 271–74, 276, 453
Microcavia,cavies, 17, 21, 320
Microcavia australis,southern cavy, 20, 31, 399
Microdipodops,kangaroo mice, 319, 370
Microdipodops megacephalus,dark kangaroo
mouse, 123
Microdipodops pallidus,pale kangaroo mouse,
123
Micromys minutus,harvest mouse, 121
Micropterus salmoides, 203
Microsciurus,tree squirrels, 319
Microtus,grassland voles, 19, 52, 106 – 8, 112,
113, 116, 119, 124, 126, 127, 145 – 48, 173,
175, 176, 178, 179, 185 – 92, 195, 197, 227,
228, 240 – 42, 245, 265, 318, 319, 328, 330,
335, 340, 372, 403, 455, 460
Microtus agrestis,field vole, 30, 33, 34, 51, 53,
109, 120, 153, 175, 265, 268, 270, 271,
329, 332, 333, 336, 460
Microtus arvalis,common vole, 44, 154, 190,
261, 270
Microtus brandti,Brandt’s vole, 44, 228, 268
Microtus breweri,Beach vole, 30, 120
Microtus californicus,California vole, 30, 33,
40, 116, 120, 175, 268, 455, 456
Microtus canicaudus,gray-tailed vole, 30, 33,
55, 109, 110, 134, 135, 156, 174, 175, 177,
178, 267, 269, 276, 438, 458, 461
Microtus chrotorrhinus,rock vole, 421
Microtus longicaudus,long-tailed vole, 120
Microtus mandarinus,Mandarin vole, 44, 228
Microtus miurus,singing vole, 120
Microtus montanus,montane vole, 30, 33, 44,
46, 47, 51, 109, 186 – 88, 237, 238, 241,
242, 246
Microtus ochrogaster,prairie vole, 30, 32, 33,
40, 45, 46, 49 –53, 55, 108, 110, 111, 113,
116, 144, 153, 154, 158, 178, 185 – 94, 232,
233, 235, 237– 41, 246, 260, 263, 265, 268,
269, 276, 277, 313, 334
Microtus oeconomus,root (tundra) vole, 30,
45, 116, 120, 124, 152, 154, 156, 335, 456,
461
Microtus oregoni,Oregon vole, 177
Microtus pennsylvanicus,meadow vole, 30, 37,
39, 44 – 47, 50, 51, 53, 108 –10, 120, 132,
143, 144, 148, 153, 154, 175, 177, 186 – 89,
233, 236 – 42, 256, 264, 267, 268, 270 –76,
278, 313, 457
Microtus pinetorum,pine (woodland) vole, 30,
55, 108, 111, 120, 186, 233, 235, 241, 246,
265Species Index 607