What kind of rodent was this? And do you know any good websites for identifying rodents?

It looked like a rat but it had something on the end of its tail [like a piece of fur or skin]. I live in southern BC.





Any good sites to identify rodents in BC?What kind of rodent was this? And do you know any good websites for identifying rodents?
It sounds like it could have been a kangaroo rat. I would guess that it was probably the Ord's Kangaroo Rat, which is the most common species of Kangaroo Rat and ranges all the way from where I live in Texas up into Canada.





Here is a picture of my pet Kangaroo Rat named Skippy.





For sites about identifying rodents, try looking through your local wildlife authority website and getting a list of wild rodents native to your area. Then you can look them up one by one.





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Edit: Degus are not native to North America. If it is a degu, it is someone's pet who escaped. But it could be a pika. Those are the North American version of the Degu.What kind of rodent was this? And do you know any good websites for identifying rodents?
Maybe a gerbil?????

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Sounds like a Degu. i havent seen them outside...but i have 15...so. did it look like this??? if so let me know.