Kebnat

Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies

Cricetidae · 6 species

In Québec, the family Cricetidae (order Rodentia) counts 6 species of mammals. The stars? Muskrat, North American Deermouse and Meadow Vole, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 5 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Estrie5
  2. Outaouais5
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  4. Laurentides5
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  7. Capitale-Nationale4
  8. Mauricie4
  9. Montréal4
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  11. Côte-Nord4
  12. Lanaudière4
  13. Montérégie4
  14. Nord-du-Québec3
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  16. Laval3
  17. Centre-du-Québec1

Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies 6

Rodentia
All91Carnivora30Artiodactyla25Rodentia18Chiroptera8Eulipotyphla5Lagomorpha4Didelphimorphia1
Cricetidae
All18Cricetidae6Sciuridae6Muridae2Zapodidae2Castoridae1Erethizontidae1
Muskrat1,171 observations
North American Deermouse359 observations
Meadow Vole275 observations
Southern Red-backed Vole70 observations
White-footed Deermouse60 observations
Woodland VoleMicrotus pinetorum