small mammals
Tiny warm-blooded creatures
Small mammals are warm-blooded animals of relatively diminutive size—typically rodents, rabbits, shrews, bats, and similar creatures.
The category is informal rather than scientific, generally excluding large mammals like deer or bears.
In pet contexts, small mammals usually means guinea pigs, hamsters, and rabbits: The vet specializes in small mammals and exotic birds.
- shrewsSmall, sharp-snouted mammals
- rodentsGnawing mammal order
- field miceSmall wild rural rodents
- dormiceSquirrel-like hibernating rodents
- batsFlying nocturnal mammals
voles · herbivores · nocturnal · nocturnal animals · pikas · hamster · pocket pets · mammal · furry · arboreal · burrowing · rabbits · ground squirrels · hares · insectivores · squeaking · sugar gliders · gliding
- petsdog, dogs, cats, puppy, kitten
- pet keepingcats, dogs, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, elephant, reptiles, kangaroo
- zooelephant, giraffe, lion, tiger, monkey
- pet stuffpet supplies, grooming products, pet nutrition, pet care, pet food
- foragefodder, hay, silage, pasture grass, browse
small mammalslivestock
Domesticated farm animals
cattle · farm animals · draft animals · beasts of burden · oxen
small mammalsapex predators
Dominant hunters, no natural enemies
big cats · wolves · predators · lions · carnivores