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Rodents

Rodentia · 18 species · 6 families

In Québec, the order Rodentia brings together 18 species of mammals, in 6 families. The stars? Eastern Gray Squirrel, Woodchuck and Red Squirrel, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 17 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. Estrie17
  2. Outaouais17
  3. Capitale-Nationale15
  4. Laurentides15
  5. Montérégie15
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent14
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean14
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue14
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine14
  10. Mauricie13
  11. Montréal13
  12. Côte-Nord13
  13. Lanaudière13
  14. Nord-du-Québec11
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches11
  16. Centre-du-Québec10
  17. Laval8

Rodents 18

Rodentia
All91Carnivora30Artiodactyla25Rodentia18Chiroptera8Eulipotyphla5Lagomorpha4Didelphimorphia1
Family
All18Cricetidae6Sciuridae6Muridae2Zapodidae2Castoridae1Erethizontidae1
Eastern Gray Squirrel7,128 observations
Woodchuck4,369 observations
Red Squirrel3,726 observations
Eastern Chipmunk3,172 observations
American Beaver1,588 observations
North American Porcupine1,272 observations
Muskrat1,171 observations
North American Deermouse359 observations
Meadow Vole275 observations
Northern Flying Squirrel134 observations
Meadow Jumping Mouse116 observations
Brown Rat104 observations
House Mouse99 observations
Woodland Jumping Mouse96 observations
Southern Red-backed Vole70 observations
White-footed Deermouse60 observations
Southern Flying Squirrel16 observations
Woodland VoleMicrotus pinetorum