Combining detailed identification resources with structured data, WhiskerWiki helps researchers, wildlife professionals, and curious naturalists navigate one of the continent’s most overlooked groups of mammals.

WhiskerWiki is a collaborative, open-access resource dedicated to the identification, taxonomy, natural history, and distribution of the shrews, moles, and rodents of the United States. Designed for field biologists, museum professionals, students, researchers, and naturalists, the site brings together current taxonomic research, diagnostic characteristics, species accounts, identification keys, range maps, and county- and state-level species lists in a single, searchable platform. The project emphasizes scientific accuracy while acknowledging that mammal taxonomy is continually evolving, making WhiskerWiki both a practical identification guide and a living resource for the small mammal community.

Built as a community-driven knowledge base, WhiskerWiki encourages collaboration among researchers and enthusiasts to improve species accounts, document new discoveries, and refine our understanding of small mammals in the United States. By making authoritative information freely available and easy to navigate, the project aims to support biodiversity research, museum collections, wildlife surveys, education, and conservation while fostering a deeper appreciation for the remarkable diversity of often-overlooked mammals.