Let's Get To Know Mouse/Rat

The zoological Order of the Rodents (Rodentia) is one of the largest among mammals and the terms rat or mouse are freely used in various languages for animals which don't belong to the Family Muridae, the group considered to be "true" mice and rats. Since we aren't really doing an advanced study on classification, I think we can post any stamps with mouse-like or rat-like creatures, is that OK with you, Idebee? Beavers, porcupines and squirrels or flying squirrels I would not consider "mice". Here, for example, the wood mouse and the water vole, followed by the muskrat.

"The lion and the rat" again
(stamps depicting the "Fables" by Jean de la Fontaine)

Hi, Kris, perhaps I did not make myself clearly understood. They are very OK with me. Actually , they are all called Shu (mouse) in Chinese, so they are basically the same thing in China , and I am very glad to see them in this topic as I said I want to know more about them in this lunar new year of the rat.

Another "fable" by Jean de la Fontaine : the town rat and the country rat

It's interesting to see the story from another angle. I thought it was Aesop' fable.

Hi Idebee.
You're right,the original story is from Aesop,and La Fontaine was inspired by it.

Mongolia's 1972 lunar animals, very interesting combination of rat and Apollo 13! At first , I thought that there must be some kind of connection between them and tried hard to find it out.

Capybara, largest in rodent family. So cute

About 100 pounds of cute.

From a set of 4 stamps called "Arctic Vikings Part III"

Hi, wannahocalugie, thanks for the addition of this largest mouse I have ever known! I have finally come to know what Moomin is in the world! :-)

I thought I found a rat stamp in my album, a small stamp with heavy cancellation, but it turns out to be a hare. :-( It's interesting to think that we humans are busy classifying them, but they don't know it and just go on living their lives as whatever it is. :-)

Hi, Vyolene#65292;this should be put under the food topic too! :-)




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The Dusky Hopping Mouse (Notomys fuscus) is one Australia's few mammals that isn't a marsupial, but a true mouse. Endangered before the devastating wild fires, I hope it has a chance of survival. stamp one of several featuring endangered species, 1992

Hi Idebee, your rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) is a very remarkable creature: it looks and acts somewhat like a rodent but isn't even closely related. It has sharp, tusk-like teeth not good for gnawing plants, but it does chew plants.

Mice and sea creatures

Danger Mouse against a "land shark" (british cartoon)


The rat and the octopus (Kanak legend)