| blesmoles and mole rats Suborder Bathyergidae |
| Old World porcupines Suborder Hystricidae |
| dassie rats Suborder Petromuridae |
| cane rats Suborder Thryonomyidae |
| porcupines Suborder Erethizontidae |
| chinchillas Suborder Chinchillidae |
| pacaranas Suborder Dinomyidae |
| cavies Suborder Caviidae |
| capybara Suborder Hydrochaeridae |
| acuchis and agoutis Suborder Dasyproctidae |
| pacas Suborder Agoutidae |
| tuco-tucos Suborder Ctenomyidae |
| degus, rock rats and viscacha rats Suborder Octodontidae |
| chinchilla rats Suborder Abrocomidae |
| spiny rats Suborder Echimyidae |
| West Indian hutias Suborder Capromyidae |
| giant hutias Suborder Heptaxodontidae |
| coypus and nutrias Suborder Myocastoridae |
Guest LinksSerious Vietnam War scholars and students should check out Carr’s Compendium of the Vietnam War. |