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- We’re excited to announce that rodent calls are available for some species on WhiskerWiki! New - This new resource is made possible thanks to the support of the Pasch Lab at the University of Arizona and the many valuable sound submissions contributed to Xeno-canto.
- WhiskerWiki has been updated to MDD version 2.5 (released July 28, 2026). New - The American Society of Mammalogists Mammal Diversity Database (MDD), which tracks the latest taxonomic changes to living and recently extinct species and higher taxa of mammals released version 2.5 of their database on July 28, 2026. This version includes one species name changed based on nomenclatural priority; Microdipodops oregonus was changed to Microdipodops californicus (Zijlstra, 2026).
- WhiskerWiki has been updated to MDD version 2.4 (released January 2, 2026). - The American Society of Mammalogists Mammal Diversity Database (MDD), which tracks the latest taxonomic changes to living and recently extinct species and higher taxa of mammals released version 2.4 of their database on January 2, 2026. This version includes Hafner et al.'s (2025) revision of kangaroo mice, Microdipodops, which includes 4 new species.
- Coming soon! WhiskerWiki will be updated to MDD version 2.4 (released January 2, 2026). - The American Society of Mammalogists Mammal Diversity Database (MDD), which tracks the latest taxonomic changes to living and recently extinct species and higher taxa of mammals released version 2.4 of their database on January 2, 2026. This version includes Hafner et al.'s (2025) revision of kangaroo mice, Microdipodops, which includes 4 new species. Within the next few weeks, expect updates to pages for Microdipodops pallidus and M. megacephalus, and pages for newly recognized species: Microdipodops albiventer, M. oregonus, M. polionotus, M. ruficollaris.
- WhiskerWiki has been updated to MDD version 2.3 (released September 1, 2025). - The American Society of Mammalogists Mammal Diversity Database (MDD), which tracks the latest taxonomic changes to living and recently extinct species and higher taxa of mammals released version 2.3 of their database on September 1, 2025. This version did not differ from version 2.2 for species of shrews, moles, and rodents found in the United States of America. Sorex fontinalis is still (tentatively) included in Sorex cinereus under MDD v2.3; however, some authors (and WhiskerWiki) still retain Sorex fontinalis as a distinct species.