Abstract
A checklist of nine species of rodents belonging to families Dipodidae Fishcher, 1817, Myoxidae Gray 1821 and Hystricidae Fisscher, 1817 known to occur in South Asia including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is provided. The family Dipodidae Fischer, 1817 is represented by five species in four genera in four subfamilies. The family Myoxidae Gray, 1821 is represented by one species in one genera. The family Hystricidae Fischer, 1817 is represented by three species in two genera.