List of fictional rodents

A print showing cats and mice from a 1501 German edition of Aesop's Fables

This list of fictional rodents is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals and covers all rodents, including beavers, mice, chipmunks, gophers, guinea pigs, hamsters, marmots, prairie dogs, porcupines and squirrels, as well as extinct or prehistoric species. Rodents, particularly rats and mice, feature in literature, myth and legend. The North American Salish people have an epic tale in which the Beaver, rejected by Frog Woman, sings a rain-power song that results in a disastrous flood.[1]

Mickey Mouse, the cheerful, anthropomorphic cartoon character, was a tremendous success for The Walt Disney Company in 1928.[2] Mice feature in some of Beatrix Potter's small books, including The Tale of Two Bad Mice (1904), The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse (1910), The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse (1918), and The Tailor of Gloucester (1903), which last was described by J. R. R. Tolkien as perhaps the nearest to his idea of a fairy story, the rest being "beast-fables".[3] Among Aesop's Fables are The Frog and the Mouse and The Lion and the Mouse.[4]

## Literature

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Main article: List of fictional rodents in literature

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Ratty | Water Rat | Kenneth Grahame | The Wind in the Willows |
Templeton | Rat | E. B. White | Charlotte's Web |
Reepicheep | Mouse | C. S. Lewis | The Chronicles of Narnia | Reepicheep is a minor character in Prince Caspian, a major character in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and appears briefly in The Last Battle.
Tucker Mouse  | Mouse  | George Selden | Cricket in Times Square | Tucker appears in three additional books by George Selden: Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse Tucker's Countryside and Harry Cat's Pet Puppy.
Ralph | Mouse  | Beverly Cleary | The Mouse and the Motorcycle | Ralph appears in two additional books by Beverly Cleary: Runaway Ralph and Ralph S. Mouse.
Miss Bianca and Bernard  | Mouse | Margery Sharp | The Rescuers and its eight follow-ups  |
Matthias  | Mouse  | Brian Jacques | Redwall | Matthias is an anthropomorphic mouse, appearing in the Redwall series. Later called Matthias the Warrior, Matthias is a male mouse of Redwall Abbey
Geronimo Stilton  | Mouse  | Elisabetta Dami | Geronimo Stilton |
Despereaux  | Mouse  | Kate DiCamillo | The Tale of Despereaux |
Angelina Ballerina  | Mouse  | Katharine Holabird | Angelina Ballerina | A young mouse with a passion for dancing. Lives in the fictional town Chipping Cheddar, similar to 1920s London.
Poppy  | Mouse  | Avi | Poppy | A young deer mouse living in a forest trying to stay safe from the clutches of a nefarious owl.
Algernon  | Mouse  | Daniel Keyes | Flowers for Algernon | Algernon is a laboratory mouse who has undergone surgery to increase his intelligence.[5]
Basil  | Mouse  | Eve Titus | Basil of Baker Street | Later adapted to the animated film The Great Mouse Detective

## Comics

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Main article: List of fictional rodents in comics

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Hammy | Squirrel  | Over the Hedge | A hyperactive squirrel, Hammy is the least intelligent, though also the most lovable character in the strip, spouting random comments at random moments. His comments usually state an unusually short lecture on a topic of little interest to the other characters. The character started the strip as "Hammy," but the character was replaced by "Sammy."[6]
Princess Sally Acorn | Chipmunk  | Sonic the Hedgehog | The co-leader of the Freedom Fighters alongside Sonic. She was created as a character for the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon, and then used in the comic as well. As Princess to the King he once overthrew, and now leader of a rebellion, Robotnik views her as a threat. She wishes to overthrow Robotnik and free her father from the void. A romantic relationship is often shown with Sonic, though often feelings towards other characters, such as Geoffrey St. John, and Monkey Kahn, have arisen as well.
Rat | Rat  | Pearls Before Swine | Rat is a narcissistic, misanthropic rat and an antihero. He frequently breaks the fourth wall, as well as being aware of his existence as a fictional comic strip character. Because of this, Rat is often critical of the comic strip's style and artwork as well as the other characters in the strip and many other living things. Rat is an insensitive character in the strip, whose interactions with others are typically sarcastic, condescending, self-centered, insulting and sometimes violent.[7]
Ratbert  | Rat  | Dilbert | Ratbert first appeared in a lab and escaped to Dilbert's home, albeit without Dilbert's welcome. Scott Adams had intended for the character to appear for a single arc, but he returned by popular demand. For a long time, Ratbert struggled to find love and respect at home or in a workplace. His innocence and cuteness won the sympathy of the audience and eventually Adams himself, so Dilbert accepted him as part of the family.

## Folklore and mythology

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Pérez the Mouse  | Ratoncito Pérez | A figure popular in Spanish and Hispanic American cultures, similar to the tooth fairy. Adapted into an animated film titled The Hairy Tooth Fairy.
Mouse  | 1001 Arabian Nights (Volume 3, 150)
The Mouse and the Ichneumon  |
Mouse  | 1001 Arabian Nights (Volume 3, 151)
The Flea and the Mouse  |
ROUS  | 1001 Arabian Nights (Volume 9, 901–902)
The Mouse and the Cat  |
Mouse  | Aesop's Fables
The Lion and the Mouse |
Mouse  | Hickory Dickory Dock |
Mouse  | The Giant Turnip | Makes a difference in pulling out the firmly rooted vegetable
Rat  | This Is the House That Jack Built | This is the Rat that ate the malt, that lay in the house that Jack built
The Mouse King  | The Nutcracker and the Mouse King | An evil seven-headed mouse king that seeks to destroy the Nutcracker.
Rat | Chinese zodiac | The first of the zodiac years.
Ratatoskr | Norse mythology | The squirrel that ferries insults up and down Yggdrasil, the world tree, between the eagle at the top and the dragon Niðhogg down at the roots.

## Film

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Hubert Flynn  | Rat  | Rat | A man who is transformed into a rat by unknown nature and his family tries to cope with the change.
Mouse  | Mouse  | MouseHunt | A smart mouse determined to stay in an old house and avoid the house owners who are trying to rid him in order to auction their property.
Remy  | Rat  | Ratatouille | The main protagonist who befriends a worker at a famous Parisian restaurant and assists him in his culinary career.
Mrs. Brisby | Mouse  | Secret of N.I.M.H. | Main protagonist. Mother mouse who attempts to save home and children from danger.
Roddy  | Rat  | Flushed Away | A pampered pet rat who is forced out of his posh London home.
Darwin  | Guinea Pig  | G-Force | An FBI special agent who leads a taskforce of trained guinea pigs.
Bucky  | Hamster  | G-Force | A hamster who resides in a pet shop and has disdain towards G-Force. Voiced by Steve Buscemi.
Socrates  | Rat  | Willard | A rat who makes fast friends with Willard Stiles in both 1971's Willard and the 2003 remake of the same name.
Ben  | Rat  | Ben | A rat befriended by a lonely young boy. Ben leads a colony trained by the character Willard Stiles in the prior film Willard.
Hammy  | Squirrel  | Over the Hedge | An overactive squirrel obsessed with cookies.
Stuart Little  | Mouse  | Stuart Little | A mouse adopted by a human family. Voiced by Michael J. Fox.
Surly  | Squirrel  | The Nut Job and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | A selfish purple squirrel who is an outcast who finds a nut shop. Voiced by Will Arnett.
Jaq and Gus Gus  | Mouse  | Cinderella | Talking mice, both voiced by Jimmy Macdonald.
Fievel Mousekewitz  | Mouse  | An American Tail | A fearless young Russian mouse, newly immigrated to America. Voiced by Phillip Glasser and Thomas Dekker.

## Music

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Gerald the Mouse  | Mouse  | "Bike"  | Pink Floyd/Syd Barrett | A homeless aging mouse
The mouse who ran up the clock  | Mouse  | "Hickory Dickory Dock"  | Traditional  | A mouse who ran up the clock until it struck one, after which it ran down again
La souris verte  | Mouse  | "Une Souris Verte"  | Traditional  | A green mouse
The Three Blind Mice  | Mouse  | "Three Blind Mice"  | Traditional  | Three blind mice who run after the farmer's wife, but she cuts off their tails with a carving knife
Ben  | Rat  | "Ben"  | Don Black | The theme song of the film Ben. Performed by Lee Montgomery and Michael Jackson over the end credits. It won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song in 1972.
Various Rats, Ben  | Rat  | "Rats"  | Pearl Jam | A track on the album Vs. mentions the character from its titular film Ben. Edder stated that "Rats" is about the idea that "rats are probably a hell of a lot more admirable" than humans.[8]
Harvey the Wonder Hamster  | Hamster  | "Harvey the Wonder Hamster"  | "Weird Al" Yankovic | A hamster who neither bites nor squeals, known for running on a hamster wheel.

## Television

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Chuck Gopher  | Gopher  | Gophers! | The head of the Gopher family. Played by Lou Hirsch.
Farfour  | Mouse | Tomorrow's Pioneers | A Mickey Mouse lookalike and the host of the Arabic children’s television program
Fran  | Red Squirrel | Higglytown Heroes | A female red squirrel and Kip’s pet.
Gordon T. Gopher  | Gopher  | Gordon the Gopher | First appeared on presenting television shows in 1985–1987 with Phillip Schofield on the interstitial or in-vision continuity programme The Broom Cupboard. His main puppeteer was Paul Smith.
Hammy  | Hamster  | Tales of the Riverbank | Curious and kind and lives in an old boot on the Riverbank.
Linny  | Guinea Pig | Wonder Pets | A female Guinea pig, leader of the Wonder Pets.
Ratinho  | Rat  | Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum | Ratinho is a recurring character of the show known for singing the song "Banho É Bom" (lit. Taking a Bath is Good). Even though the show was live-action, his sections were animated.[9]
Rattus Rattus  | Rat  | Horrible Histories (2009 TV series) | Rattus is the primary host and official mascot of the TV series. Voiced by John Eccleston.
Rattus P. Rattus  | Rat  | The Ferals | A puppet character. He is a black rat with Ochre eyes, a mischievous sense of humour, has a love of foul odors and wears a leather jacket. He is the leader of the ferals.
Rizzo the Rat | Rat  | The Muppet Show | A recurring character in the show and Gonzo's partner in films.
Roland Rat | Rat  | Various  | Popular British television puppet character.
Tutter  | House mouse | Bear in the Big Blue House | A small blue mouse with long ears and a pink nose, He certainly calls Bear “dear”
Warehouse Mouse  | Mouse  | Imagination Movers
Xaropinho  | Rat  | Programa do Ratinho | A puppy character controlled by Eduardo Mascarenhas. He is known for his dark humor and sound effects.[10]

## Animation

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Alvin and the Chipmunks | Chipmunk  | The Alvin Show | Also starred in the animated series Alvin and the Chipmunks and Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks
Banner  | Squirrel  | Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel | The protagonist of the series; a young squirrel who wears a bell around his neck and was raised by a cat.
Basil of Baker Street | Mouse  | The Great Mouse Detective | An eccentric but intelligent detective whose investigation of a local toymaker's kidnapping uncovers an evil plot to take over Great Britain. Voiced by Barrie Ingham.
Bubble and Squeak  | Mouse  | Tube Mice |
Chip  | Beaver  | Iggy Arbuckle | Jiggers' nephew.
Chip 'n' Dale | Chipmunk  | Private Pluto (animated debut)  | Featured in a number of Disney animated productions, later starring in the series Chip'N'Dale Rescue Rangers and Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life.
The Chipettes | Chipmunk  | Alvin and the Chipmunks |
Chuck | Chipmunk | Urban Vermin | He wants to join the GLF. Madman is Chuck's idol. He failed in training but he can join the GLF.
Coco | Squirrel  | Urban Vermin | A female flying squirrel, the mechanic of the GLF, and another main protagonist. Prior to the series, Coco worked for Ken, but switched to Abe's side to use her genius for good instead.
Cro-Marmot | Marmot | Happy Tree Friends | Cro-Marmot is a prehistoric greenish-yellow marmot frozen in a block of ice who wears leopard skin loincloth and holds a wooden club in his hand.
Daggett | Beaver  | The Angry Beavers | Voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz. Nicknamed as "Dag" and "Daggy", he is Norbert's younger brother by four minutes. Hyperactive and immature, Daggett has a habit of overemphasized and manic motions and a potent penchant for name-calling.
Danger Mouse | Mouse  | Danger Mouse | Protagonist of the eponymous Danger Mouse cartoons, and voiced by David Jason. He is a parody of British spy fiction tropes, and is frequently tasked with saving the world.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brisby, Mr. Ages, Teresa, Martin, Timothy, Cynthia  | Mouse  | The Secret of NIMH |
El Nombre  | Gerbil | El Nombre | A Mexican gerbil who featured in segments of the BBC children's programme Numbertime, and later got his own series.
Flaky | Porcupine | Happy Tree Friends | A red porcupine whose quills are full of white flakes like dandruff, thus her name; she is one of the most popular characters in the series and she has the identifiable personality of being a very cautious and timid character.
Foamy | Squirrel  | Neurotically Yours | A foul-mouthed squirrel who lives with his owner Germaine, for whom he often openly expresses his dislike. Although he likes to eat cream cheese bagels, has a strong disdain for most things, including obesity, pop culture, and Metallica (he blames them for the end of Napster)
Forrest  | Squirrel  | Carl the Collector |
G-Force  | Guinea pig | G-Force | Secret agents team consisting of three guinea pigs named Darwin, Blaster, Juarez, respectively, a mole named Speckles, and a fly named Mooch.
Giggles | Chipmunk | Happy Tree Friends | Giggles is a pink chipmunk who has a white diamond-shaped marking, a white oval on her torso, and wears a big red bow on her head. She has the personality of a young girl, as she enjoys frolicking through flowers, having tea parties with Petunia, ice skating, and having a shy and sweet demeanor.
Gopher | Gopher | Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree | Created by Disney and not based on any character in A. A. Milne's books, Gopher is a gray anthropomorphic bucktoothed gopher with a habit of whistling out his sibilant consonants.
Hammy | Squirrel  | Over the Hedge | A hyperactive American red squirrel, Hammy is the least intelligent, though also the most lovable character in the strip, spouting random comments at random moments. Voiced by Steve Carell
Hamtaro  | Hamster  | Hamtaro | A courageous Ham-Ham who's always ready to help out his friends and his owner Laura.
Handy | Beaver  | Happy Tree Friends | Handy is an orange beaver with unexplained amputated arms (in spite of his name). The stumps are covered with bandages. He wears a tool belt and a yellow worker's helmet.
Hubie and Bertie | Mouse  | Looney Tunes' and Merrie Melodies | A pair of mice who annoy cats
Jeff | Squirrel  | Forest Friends | An athletic squirrel who often serves as the leader to his group of friends, but can be a show off and tease his friends occasionally.
Jerry Mouse | Mouse  | Tom and Jerry | Jerry is a brown mouse from the Tom and Jerry cartoons.
Jiggers  | Beaver  | Iggy Arbuckle | Iggy's best friend.
JP | Rat  | Urban Vermin | He is an informant of The GLF and The Ken's Rat Army. He lives in shadows. He does not choose sides.
Kiff Chatterly  | Squirrel  | Kiff |
Kira  | Rat  | Iggy Arbuckle |
Li'l Sneezer | Mouse  | Tiny Toon Adventures | A young, gray, diaper-clad mouse who constantly has allergic reactions, resulting in violent sneezing outbursts.
Linny | Guinea pig | Wonder Pets | Linny is a five-year-old guinea pig and the leader of the Wonder Pets.
Louie Watterson | Mouse  | The Amazing World of Gumball | An elderly black mouse who is one of the Watterson family.
Marcell Toing  | Rat  | Ratatoing  | A cooker rat that looks for ingredients for his food in human restaurants.[11]
Max  | Guinea pig | Bionic Max | The world's first bionic Guinea Pig.
Maisy  | Mouse  | Maisy | A white mouse who lives in an orange house with a red roof and who is the main character.
Marion | Hamster  | Bounty Hamster | Voiced by Alan Marriott. A small blue galactic bounty hunting hamster, who accompanies Cassie in her search for her lost father. Goes berserk when called cute and prone to clumsiness and forgetfulness.
Max  | Mouse  | Max, the 2000-Year-Old Mouse | A pink mouse, who lives in a museum and narrates the episodes.
Mickey Mouse | Mouse  | Mickey Mouse | A cartoon character created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio.[12] Mickey is an anthropomorphic black mouse and typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves. He is one of the most recognizable cartoon characters in the world and is the mascot of The Walt Disney Company, the world's largest media conglomerate in terms of annual revenue.

Mickey debuted in November 1928 in the animated cartoon Steamboat Willie after initially appearing in a test screening earlier that year. Mickey appeared primarily in short films, but also in a few feature-length films. Nine of Mickey's cartoons were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, one of which, Lend a Paw, won the award in 1942. In 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Mighty Mouse | Mouse  | Mighty Mouse | Mighty Mouse is an American animated anthropomorphic superhero mouse character created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox.
Minnie Mouse | Mouse  | Mickey Mouse | Mickey Mouse's girlfriend who first appeared in Steamboat Willie alongside him in 1928. In the 1930s, Minnie wore her eye shadow, her flower hat and short flapper girl skirt, and a pair of large high heels. Nowadays she wears her oversized ribbon bow on her hair and her short-skirted dress. At the Disney theme parks, Minnie wears her iconic red and white polka-dotted dress and bow.

In 2018, Minnie joined the ranks of other animated celebrities (including Mickey) by receiving her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[13]

Montague | Mouse  | Johnny Test | Montague is a lab rat, experimented on by Susan and Mary Test. He was also given the ability to talk.
Mortimer Mouse | Mouse  | Mickey Mouse | Mickey's rival for Minnie's affections.
Mouse Fitzgerald  | Mouse  | 12 oz. Mouse | The main protagonist who is an alcoholic. Voiced by Matt Maiellaro.
Naomi | Mouse  | Forest Friends | Jeff's best friend, fond of fairy tales and kind-hearted.
Nibbles (a.k.a. Tuffy) | Mouse  | Tom & Jerry | Portrayed as a baby mouse named Nibbles or a mature boy mouse named Tuffy. Sometimes he is indicated to be Jerry's nephew.
Nigel Ratburn | Rat  | Arthur | Arthur's strict but lovable 3rd-grade teacher.
No-Neck | Rat  | Urban Vermin | Ken's Colonel at the Rats Army.
Norbert | Beaver  | The Angry Beavers | Voiced by Nick Bakay. A.K.A. "Norb"/"Norby", he is Daggett's laid-back older brother. Generally well-spoken and intelligent, Norbert is a highly sarcastic beaver and can do great feats of impeccable engineering with aplomb and without explanation. While he is frequently manipulative of his younger brother and just as often condescending he shows great concern and love for Daggett, constantly soliciting and imposing hugs on the less receptive sibling.
Nutty | Squirrel  | Happy Tree Friends | Nutty is a light-green squirrel with a yellow diamond-shaped marking on his head and a large curled-up tail that moves when he's excited. Nutty has an addiction for candy or anything that is sugary. He has a big swirly lollipop, candy cane, small all-day sucker, and a candy apple stuck to his fur, which he even treats as his wardrobe, as evidenced in Chew Said a Mouthful, although this sometimes changes.
Packrat | Rat  | The Powerpuff Girls | An anthropomorphic rat who is a villainous thief
Penfold | Hamster  | Danger Mouse | Danger Mouse's faithful, if sometimes ineffectual, sidekick.
Pinky and The Brain | Mouse  | Pinky and the Brain | A pair of laboratory mice that scheme to conquer the world. The Brain is a genius, while Pinky is insane.
Rascal | Rat  | Forest Friends | He likes to antagonise the Forest Friends and does the scheming for tricks.
Rastamouse  | Mouse  | Rastamouse | Crime fighting mouse; lead guitar player for Da Easy Crew.
Ratasha | Rat  | Forest Friends | Although she teases the Forest Friends, she has a slightly nicer nature than the rest of her family.
Rhubella | Rat  | Tiny Toon Adventures | A ginger-coloured rat. Roderick's girlfriend. Loves to belittle and mock the Tiny Toons.
Rocky | Squirrel  | Rocky and Bullwinkle | Rocket J. Squirrel, usually called by the nickname "Rocky", is the name of the flying squirrel protagonist of the 1959-1964 animated television series Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show (both shows often referred to collectively as The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show), produced by Jay Ward. Rocky's sidekick is the cartoon moose, Bullwinkle. Both Rocky and Bullwinkle were given the middle initial "J" as a reference to Ward.
Roderick | Rat  | Tiny Toon Adventures | A dark grey-coloured rat. Ill-mannered and antagonises the Tiny Toons.
Rodney J. Squirrel  | Squirrel  | Squirrel Boy | Andy's pet talking squirrel who is the titular protagonist of the series
Rufus | Naked mole-rat | Kim Possible |
Rupert  | Squirrel  | The Great Rupert | A dancing squirrel who accidentally helps two economically distressed families overcome their obstacles.
Sandy Cheeks | Squirrel  | SpongeBob SquarePants | Sandy is a squirrel and is SpongeBob and Patrick's friend. Sandy is notable for her Texan characteristics and knowledge of Karate and science.
Scaredy  | Squirrel  | Scaredy Squirrel | A smart, germophobic, and occasionally shy squirrel who works as a stacker at a grocery store called Stash "N" Hoard and is fond of cleaning
Screwy Squirrel | Squirrel  | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoons  | Brash and erratic and is considered by some to be annoying with few sympathetic personality characteristics.
Secret Squirrel | Squirrel  | The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show | Secret Squirrel is Agent 000 in a parody of the spy genre
Sheldon  | Beaver  | Carl the Collector | Carl's best friend.
Slappy Squirrel | Squirrel  | Animaniacs | A grumpy aging lady squirrel who gets a kick out of blowing up her opponents. She often accompanies her sweet and pleasant nephew Skippy.
Sniffles | Mouse  | Merrie Melodies' and Looney Tunes | An innocent and well-meaning mouse, who takes risks wherever he goes.
Speedy Gonzales | Mouse  | Looney Tunes | Speedy Gonzales (commonly shortened to just Speedy) is an anthropomorphic mouse in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. He is portrayed as "The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico" with his major traits being the ability to run extremely fast and speaking with an exaggerated Mexican accent. He usually wears an oversized yellow sombrero, white shirt and trousers (a common, traditional outfit worn by men and boys of rural Mexican villages), and a red kerchief, similar to that of a reveler in the San Fermin festival.
Splendid | Squirrel  | Happy Tree Friends | A pale blue superhero flying squirrel with light blue patagia (gliding wings), a light blue/white oval marking on his torso, and a red mask around his head. He is largely based on Superman; he can fly, shoot laser beams from his eyes, has super strength, super speed, supersonic hearing, can turn back time, and can breathe ice. He is often seen doing housework until he hears the screams of a character that needs to be rescued
Master Splinter | Rat  | TMNT | An aged anthropomorphic rat that is the adoptive father and martial arts master of the Ninja Turtles Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello.
Squirrel | Squirrel  | Adventure Time | A male squirrel who believes he can fly, although he actually he cannot.
Surly  | Squirrel  | Surly Squirrel | A selfish purple squirrel, who has a reputation for thievery. Also stars in the film The Nut Job.
Toothy | Beaver  | Happy Tree Friends | A light purple/mauve beaver with very large, gapped teeth (from which his name is derived)and freckles.
Wubbzy  | Gerbil  | Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! | A yellow anthropomorphic gerbil who is the titular character of the series.
Zoop  | Squirrel  | Iggy Arbuckle |

## Video games

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Main article: List of fictional rodents in video games

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Conker | Squirrel  | Diddy Kong Racing | Protagonist and main character in the Conker series. In the newer games, Conker is a greedy, heavy drinking, red squirrel. Conker, though highly materialistic, always approaches new characters with a positive outlook. In Conker's Pocket Tales, he rescues his girlfriend, Berri, from the Evil Acorn; the same version of Conker appears in Diddy Kong Racing, where he is a playable character and that game marks his first appearance.
Hammond | Hamster  | Overwatch | Playable hero in Overwatch, also known as Wrecking Ball. He is an intelligent hamster who controls a quadrupedal robot mecha that can transform into a high-speed wrecking ball equipped with a grappling hook.
Mappy | Mouse  | Mappy | The game's main character itself is a mouse. Mappy runs on Namco Super Pac-Man hardware, modified to support horizontal scrolling. The name "Mappy" is likely derived from mappo, a Japanese slang term (slightly insulting) for a policeman.
New Rat City (or NRC)  | Rat  | Rat Chaos | An "Avatar of Rats"[14][15][16] that appears after the player unleashes "rat chaos" on board the spaceship. It offers to take the player to the Planet of Rat, and also begins a stream of consciousness narrative[14][17] about bullying,[14][17] depression,[14] and self-loathing.[14][17][18][15][16] The character won the XYZZY Award for Best Individual NPC in 2012.[19][20]
Twitch  | Rat  | League of Legends | A playable Champion in League of Legends that was mutated into an anthropomorphic rat with human level intelligence a la toxic waste.
Tilo  | Mouse  | Ghost of a Tale | The protagonist and main character. A small mouse minstrel, who must make his way through dungeons and lands full of danger while uncovering mysteries of the past, all the while he is determined to find his wife Merra and finding a way to escape the prison.

## Mascots and others

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Parka the official beaver mascot of Parks Canada. Character/s  | Species  | Use  | Notes

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Chuck E. Cheese | Rat, later mouse  | Chuck E. Cheese's pizza restaurant  | Formerly Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre and Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza. Originally a rat,[21][22][23][24] but retconned into a mouse in 1993.[25]
Buc-ee's Beaver  | Beaver  | Buc-ee's convenience store chain  | It is featured on the Buc-ee's logo wearing a red baseball cap.
Digger  | Gopher  | NASCAR on Fox camera icon  | Character is shown in the corner of the camera, starting with the 2009 Daytona 500.
Gary the Squirrel  | Squirrel  | The Best Show with Tom Scharpling | Puppet controlled by the show's host, frequently busts on call screener/associate producer Mike
Kia Soul hamsters | Hamsters  | Kia Soul commercials  | A trio of hamsters who do various gimmicks to represent the KIA Soul car
Mitzi Mozzarella  | Mouse  | The Rock-afire Explosion from Showbiz Pizza Place | A female mouse who was the only female character in the band.[26]
Parka  | Beaver  | Parks Canada | The mascot for the Canadian park[27]
The Nutty Squirrels | Squirrels  | Shirley, Squirrely and Melvin  | A scat singing virtual band, formed in the late 1950s with the song "Uh-Oh".
Scouse  | Mouse  | Scouse the Mouse | A children's album, released in the UK in 1977, that featured the vocals of Ringo Starr and others.
The Go gopher  | Gopher  | Go programming language  | Mascot for the Go Programming language
Ayunda Risu  | Squirrel  | Hololive Production's Virtual YouTuber | A squirrel girl who got lost in the human world and became a Virtual YouTuber for hololive Indonesia. [28]
Hakos Baelz  | Rat  | Hololive Production's virtual YouTuber  | A virtual YouTuber with rat-like appearance and chaotic theme, part of hololive English. [29]
Ratinho dos Classificados  | Rat  | Folha de S.Paulo | He was a recurring character from the advertisement campaigns of the Brazilian journal Folha de S.Paulo. He often said the telephone number for anyone interested in advertising in the classified pages and ended up squashed someway.[30][31]
Dorime and Ameno  | Rat  | Internet meme | They are characters from an internet meme. The meme was born on Twitch in 2014. The Hearthstone player Noxious used "Ameno" by Era as a soundtrack during his matches, and the song was soon associated with dramatic occurrences. Years later, images containing the phrase "dorime" and "ameno" went viral on Latin America, with the Dorime Rat, a rat dressed with priest robes, becoming specially popular in December 2019.[32] The meme was adapted to the metroidvania game Tales of Dorime - Ameno's Rescue.[33]

## References

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## Further reading

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* Dawson, Warren R. "The Mouse in Fable and Folklore." Folklore 36, no. 3 (1925): 227-48. www.jstor.org/stable/1256048.

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