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1
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Model for:

Notable feature

A

Spermophilis beecheyi

California ground squirrel

Hibernation

Resistant to rattlesnake venom - serum metalloprotease inhibitor

2
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Model for:

A

Ictodomys tridecemlinealis

thirteen-lined ground squirrel

Hibernation, virally induced hepatocellular carcinoma

3
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Model for:

A

Spermophilis tridecemlineatus

13-lined ground squirrel

hibernation; viral hepatocellular carcinoma

4
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Model for:

Notable feature

A

Urocitellus richardsonii

Richardson’s ground squirrel

cholesterol gallstone formation via high cholesterol diet

males maintain mounded burrows with 3-5 females; aggressively defend

5
Q

Genus, species

common name

A

Spermophilis elegans

Wyoming ground squirrel

6
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Model for:

Notable feature

A

Cynomys ludovicianus

Black tailed prairie dog

biliary physiology, gallstone formation

gallbladder on ventral surface of median lobe

7
Q

Genus, species

other related genera

research model

notable feature

A

Geomys breviceps

Thomomys spp.

molecular evolution, speciation; coevolution of parasite-host relationships

lips can close behind incisors

long external fur lined cheek pouches

low basal metabolic rate and themal conducatance

8
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Model for:

Notable feature

A

Dipodomys spp,

Kangaroo rat

renal physiology, water conservation

myomorpha with hypsodont cheek teeth

9
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Model for:

Notable feature

A

Neotoma spp.

Wood rat/pack rat

behavioral/neuro research; zoonotics

late sexual maturity (7-8 mo)

10
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Model for:

Notable feature

A

Onchyomys torridus

Grasshopper mouse

predation/aggressive behavior; pain tolerance

can sustain multiple stings and resists pain while hunting

11
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Model for:

Notable feature

A

Peromyscus leukopus

white-footed deer mouse

aging, oxidative stress, hantavirus, borelliosis, photoperiod

long lived - up to 8 years in the lab

12
Q

Breeding

A

16:8 light cycle

monogomous pairs

13
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Model for:

Habitat range

A

Oryzomys palustris

Rice Rat

Periodontal disease, photoperiod

SE US and Mexico

14
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Model for:

Notable feature

A

Zygodontomys spp.

cane rat

evolutiounary quantitative genetics, circannual reproductive cycle studeis

one of the few tropical species known to lack a reproductive response to photoperiod

15
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Husbandry

Notable feature

A

Sigmodon hispidus

Cotton rat

Solitary

variable chromosome number - 22-52

16
Q

Research models

A

Adenovirus - adenovirus type 5

paramyxoviruses

vaccines - polio, typhus, measles

17
Q

Research model

A

Mystromys albicaudatus

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

  • diabetic retinopathy, diabetic glomerulosclerosis, diabetic angiopathy

dental caries

cutaneous leishmaniasis

18
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Notable feature

A

Mystromys albicaudatus

white tailed rat

rumen-like forestomach

lacks gallbladder

young latch on to nipple until 3 weeks old

rudimentary female prostate gland

19
Q

Genus, species

common name

model for

notable features

A

Pachyyurmys duprasi

fat tailed jird

leishmania tropica, spongiform auditory degeneration (like gerbils and kangaroo rats)

similar to gerbils but no pair bonding

20
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Model for:

Notable feature

A

Microtus orchogaster, M. pensylvanicus

prairie vole, meadow vole

social interaction - monogamy

M. orchogaster is monogamous, M. pennsylvanicus is polygamous and antisocial

21
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Model for:

A

Mastomys natalensis

multimammate rat

Lassa virus, gastric carcinoid

22
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Model for:

A

Octodon degus

Degu

diet induced DM, DM cataracts; Alzheimer’s disease

23
Q

genus, species

common name

research model

A

Acomys spp.

spiny mouse

autotomy - autoamputation and regeneration

24
Q

genus, species

common name

research model

A

Psammamys obesus

fat sand rat

Type II DM

25
Q

genus, species

common name

research model

A

Graphiuris kelleni

dormouse

monkeypox

26
Q

genus, species

common name

research model

A

Marmota monax

woodchuck

Hibernation, woodchuck hepatitis virus (model for hep B)

27
Q

Genus, species

Common name

Model for:

Notable feature

A

Heterocephalus glaber

naked moel rat

eusocial species, aging, no spontaneous neoplasia

only mammalian poikilotherm