Order Rodentia

Rodentia is a taxonomic order in the class Mammalia. Global Animal Guide profiles 16 of its members: North American Beaver, Hamster, Guinea Pig and 13 more. The table compares them using the figures on each profile.

Rodentia species compared

Size, speed, lifespan, native range and conservation status of Rodentia species
Animal	Weight	Length	Top speed	Lifespan	Native to	Status
North American Beaver Castor canadensis	25 kg	1 m	55 km/h	20 yrs	North America	Least Concern
Hamster Mesocricetus auratus	150 g	17 cm	8 km/h	3 yrs	Asia	Domesticated
Guinea Pig Cavia porcellus	1 kg	25 cm	8 km/h	7 yrs	South America	Domesticated
Chinchilla Chinchilla lanigera	500 g	30 cm	15 km/h	15 yrs	South America	Endangered
Brown Lemming Lemmus lemmus	80 g	15 cm	8 km/h	2 yrs	Asia, Europe, North America	Least Concern
Black-tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys ludovicianus	1.5 kg	40 cm	24 km/h	8 yrs	North America	Least Concern
Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus	1.2 kg	35 cm	5 km/h	4 yrs	Asia, Europe, North America	Least Concern
Groundhog Marmota monax	5 kg	65 cm	16 km/h	6 yrs	North America	Least Concern
North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum	9 kg	80 cm	3 km/h	18 yrs	North America	Least Concern
Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus	150 g	30 cm	30 km/h	6 yrs	North America	Least Concern
Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis	550 g	28 cm	32 km/h	6 yrs	North America, Europe	Least Concern
Mouse Mus musculus	20 g	9 cm	13 km/h	3 yrs	Asia	Least Concern
Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris	55 kg	1.2 m	35 km/h	9 yrs	South America	Least Concern
Rat Rattus norvegicus	500 g	25 cm	13 km/h	3 yrs	Asia	Least Concern
Chipmunk Tamias striatus	100 g	28 cm	33 km/h	8 yrs	North America	Least Concern
Xerus Xerus inauris	700 g	45 cm	30 km/h	6 yrs	Africa	Least Concern