RODENTS• Mammals

• Two constantly growing incisors

• 2280 species

BEAVERS

* Their homes are called lodges

* Two species: Eurasian Beaver North American Beaver

* What do beaver eat?

* How big is a beaver?

How beavers build their homes?

DORMOUSE

* What do they eat? Fruits, berries, flowers, nuts and insects.

* Main characteristic: Hibernation

SQUIRRELS

Can fly squirrels?

* They use their skin flats to glide some distance.

PORCUPINE

Characteristics:- Herbivorous- Sharp spines over its body- 60 to 90 cm

2 groups:

- New world porcupines- Old world porcupines

PRAIRIE DOG

Characteristics:

- Herbivorous- 30 to 40 cm

- Diet: Insects, roots, seeds, fruits and buds

GUINEA PIGCharacteristics:• Cavies, cobayo, cobaya,

acure, curí, cuilo cuis

• 22 cm • South America

• Diet: • Grass,(alfalfa) and some

leaves

Which is the smallest rodent?

Pygmy mouse

10 Cm

7 g

WHICH IS THE BIGGEST RODENT?

1.25 m

66 kg

capybara

QUESTIONS

1- Rodents are found on all continents except?

A) Africa

B) Asia

C) Antarctica

D) Oceania

2- the dormouse has an excellent sense of_____ what is ?

A) Vision

B) Hearing

C) Taste

D) Touch

3. What rodent is identified with hibernation?

A) Beaver

B) Pygmy mouse

C) Dormice

D) Prairie dog

4. Guinea pig are from _____?

A) Guinea

B) North America

C) Andes

D) Africa

5. New World porcupines live in______?

A) Africa and some parts of Asia

B) Africa and South America

C) North America and Africa

D) North and South America