#rodent

Painted Tree Rat Callistomys pictus

A rodent from the state of Bahia, Brazil. The painted tree-rat is found in the Atlantic forest. It also occurs in cocoa plantations where some native trees remain. As far as known, it is nocturnal.

Endangered

Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber), family Castoridae, Loire River, France

Atlas Gundi Ctenodactylus gundi

This rodent is found in northern Africa on the south side of the Atlas Mountains in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. It lives in rocky, arid places, making its home in crevices and under boulders. It forages for leaves, stems, flowers and seeds over large distances because of the scarcity of suitable plants. It does not drink, obtaining sufficient water from its diet.