ALTBangs’s Mountain Squirrel Syntheosciurus brochusIt is found only in Costa Rica and Panama. One of its habitats is at the summit of the Poás Volcano in Costa Rica, in a Clusia forest that is almost inaccessible to humans.image by j4n_w
ALTTuva Silver Vole Alticola tuvinicusA rodent found in Mongolia and Russia. It inhabits rocky parts of mountain steppe habitats, associated with juniper and alpine meadows. This species feeds on green parts of plants, storing hay as a winter food source.image by Galina Azarkina
ALTWestern Broad-toothed Field Mouse Apodemus epimelasIt is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. It inhabits rocky areas with a sparse cover of grass or shrubs, and forests in the south.image by Carlos N. G. Bocos
ALTEbian’s Palm Squirrel Epixerus ebiiIt is found in West and Central Africa. It is found in undergrowth in thick forest, favouring Raphia palm areas It is threatened by habitat loss.image by Gregg Darling
ALTLewis’s Tuco-tuco Ctenomys lewisiA tuco-tuco endemic to a small area of Bolivia. It is found in open Altiplano grasslands, also in the foothills of Sama. It is a fossorial, herbivorous species that uses underground tubers and roots. This species inhabits deep soils, often near creeks or...
ALTTerraced Rice Rat Cerradomys subflavusIt is found in the states of Goiás, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais, Brazil. It can be found in agricultural areas and in lowland moist forests.image by Arthur Toledo R. C. França