Cricetidae (Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies)

Species in this group

LC

Auliscomys boliviensis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Ondatra zibethicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Myodes glareolus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Peromyscus maniculatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Ototylomys phyllotis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Myodes rutilus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Abrothrix olivaceus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Neotoma albigula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Sigmodon hispidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Microtus agrestis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myodes gapperi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Neotoma lepida

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Nyctomys sumichrasti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Microtus pennsylvanicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Tylomys watsoni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Peromyscus leucopus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Neotoma floridana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Peromyscus keeni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Aegialomys galapagoensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Arvicola amphibius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Peromyscus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Scotinomys teguina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Neotoma cinerea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 474 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 19 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 23	~80%
	Bolivian Big-eared Mouse			~80%
2	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 23	~60%
	Muskrat			~50%
	Southern Red-backed Vole			~10%
3	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 23	~40%
	Bank Vole			~40%
4	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~30%
	Northern Red-backed Vole			~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
5	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 23	~30%
	Muskrat			~30%
6	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 23	~30%
	Bank Vole			~10%
	Field Vole			~10%
	European Water Vole			~10%
7	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 23	~30%
	Muskrat			~20%
	Southern Red-backed Vole			~10%
8	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 23	~30%
	Muskrat			~20%
	Meadow Vole			~10%
9	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~30%
	Deer Mouse			~30%
10	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 23	~30%
	Big-eared Climbing Rat			~30%
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 23	~30%
	Muskrat			~10%
	Meadow Vole			~10%
	White-footed Mouse			~10%
	Deer Mouse			~10%
12	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~20%
	Northern Red-backed Vole			~20%
13	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 23	~20%
	Bank Vole			~10%
	Field Vole			~10%
14	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 23	~20%
	Bank Vole			~20%
15	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~10%
	Deer Mouse			~10%
16	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~10%
	Southern Red-backed Vole			~10%
	Deer Mouse			<5%
17	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
	Bushy-tailed Wood Rat			<5%
18	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
19	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 23	~20%
	Watson's climbing rat			~10%
	Sumichrast's Vesper Rat			~10%
	Mexican Deer Mouse			~10%
20	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 23	~20%
	Olive Grass Mouse			~20%
21	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
22	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~20%
	Eastern Woodrat			~10%
	White-footed Mouse			~10%
	Hispid Cotton Rat			<5%
23	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 23	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
24	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	White-throated Woodrat			~10%
25	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Deer Mouse			~10%
26	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Hispid Cotton Rat			~10%
27	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 23	~10%
	Northwestern Deermouse			~10%
	Muskrat			<5%
28	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Hispid Cotton Rat			~10%
29	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Desert Woodrat			~10%
30	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Desert Woodrat			~10%
31	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 23	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
32	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 23	~10%
	Sumichrast's Vesper Rat			~10%
33	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Hispid Cotton Rat			~10%
34	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	White-footed Mouse			~10%
35	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Deer Mouse			~10%
36	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 23	~10%
	Deer Mouse			~10%
37	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 23	~10%
	Sumichrast's Vesper Rat			~10%
38	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 23	~10%
	Galápagos Rice Rat			~10%
39	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 23	~10%
	Hispid Cotton Rat			~10%
40	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Deer Mouse			<5%
41	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 23	<5%
	Alston's Brown Mouse			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 23	~30%
	Muskrat			~20%
	Meadow Vole			~10%
	Deer Mouse			~10%
	Southern Red-backed Vole			<5%
2	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 23	~30%
	Muskrat			~30%
	Bank Vole			~10%
3	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~30%
	Muskrat			~30%
4	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~30%
	Muskrat			~20%
	Meadow Vole			~10%
	White-footed Mouse			<5%
5	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 23	~30%
	Muskrat			~20%
	Meadow Vole			<5%
	Deer Mouse			<5%
6	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 23	~30%
	Muskrat			~30%
7	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 23	~30%
	Muskrat			~20%
	Meadow Vole			~10%
	Deer Mouse			<5%
8	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
9	Astana	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
10	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~10%
	Bank Vole			~10%
	European Water Vole			<5%
11	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	4 of 23	~20%
	Bank Vole			~10%
	European Water Vole			~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
	Field Vole			<5%
12	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~10%
	White-footed Mouse			~10%
	Meadow Vole			<5%
13	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~10%
	White-footed Mouse			~10%
	Meadow Vole			<5%
	Deer Mouse			<5%
14	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~10%
	Meadow Vole			~10%
	Deer Mouse			<5%
	White-footed Mouse			<5%
15	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~10%
	White-footed Mouse			<5%
	Meadow Vole			<5%
	Deer Mouse			<5%
16	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~10%
	Bank Vole			~10%
17	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~10%
	Deer Mouse			~10%
18	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
19	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
20	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~20%
	White-footed Mouse			~10%
	Meadow Vole			~10%
	Muskrat			<5%
21	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~10%
	Northern Red-backed Vole			~10%
22	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~10%
	Deer Mouse			~10%
23	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~20%
	Muskrat			~10%
	White-footed Mouse			<5%
24	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 23	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
	Bank Vole			<5%
25	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
	White-footed Mouse			~10%
	Meadow Vole			<5%
26	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 23	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
27	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 23	~10%
	Field Vole			~10%
	Bank Vole			~10%
	European Water Vole			<5%
28	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 23	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
	Deer Mouse			<5%
29	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 23	~10%
	European Water Vole			~10%
	Field Vole			~10%
30	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 23	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
31	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 23	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
32	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 23	~10%
	Field Vole			~10%
	Bank Vole			~10%
33	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 23	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
	Bank Vole			<5%
34	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 23	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
	European Water Vole			<5%
35	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
36	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 23	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
	Bank Vole			<5%
37	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 23	~10%
	Bank Vole			~10%
38	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 23	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
39	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 23	~10%
	Bank Vole			~10%
40	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 23	~10%
	Bank Vole			~10%
41	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 23	~10%
	Field Vole			~10%
42	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 23	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
43	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 23	~10%
	Bank Vole			~10%
44	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 23	~10%
	Bank Vole			~10%
45	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	White-throated Woodrat			~10%
46	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Hispid Cotton Rat			~10%
47	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 23	~10%
	Bank Vole			~10%
48	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Hispid Cotton Rat			<5%
49	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 23	<5%
	Hispid Cotton Rat			<5%
50	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Muskrat			<5%
51	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Hispid Cotton Rat			<5%
52	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 23	<5%
	Muskrat			<5%
53	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Hispid Cotton Rat			<5%
54	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Muskrat			<5%
55	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Hispid Cotton Rat			<5%
56	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Deer Mouse			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Skansen	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
3	Ranua Wildlife Park	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
4	Squam Lakes Natural Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Slimbridge Wetland Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
7	Burgers' Ocean	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
8	Royal Burgers' Zoo	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
9	Zoo de La Flèche	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
10	Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	British Wildlife Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
12	Elmwood Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Blue Hills Trailside Museum Habitats	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Universeum	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
16	Baltic Sea Science Center	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
17	Museum of Life and Science	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Tierpark Schlichtweg 15 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
19	Zoo Schlichtweg 11 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

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Challenges

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Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies

Species in this group

Bolivian Big-eared Mouse

Muskrat

Bank Vole

Deer Mouse

Big-eared Climbing Rat

Northern Red-backed Vole

Olive Grass Mouse

White-throated Woodrat

Hispid Cotton Rat

Field Vole

Southern Red-backed Vole

Desert Woodrat

Sumichrast's Vesper Rat

Meadow Vole

Watson's climbing rat

White-footed Mouse

Eastern Woodrat

Northwestern Deermouse

Galápagos Rice Rat

European Water Vole

Mexican Deer Mouse

Alston's Brown Mouse

Bushy-tailed Wood Rat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges