diff --git a/src/definitions/animal.ts b/src/definitions/animal.ts
index 58e493e5f0b..73f269ff1f3 100644
--- a/src/definitions/animal.ts
+++ b/src/definitions/animal.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export type AnimalDefinitions = LocaleEntry<{
   insect: string[];
   lion: string[];
   rabbit: string[];
+  rodent: string[];
   snake: string[];
   type: string[];
 }>;
diff --git a/src/locales/en/animal/index.ts b/src/locales/en/animal/index.ts
index da536e8c9ce..393641e0c2a 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/animal/index.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en/animal/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import horse from './horse';
 import insect from './insect';
 import lion from './lion';
 import rabbit from './rabbit';
+import rodent from './rodent';
 import snake from './snake';
 import type_ from './type';
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ const animal: AnimalDefinitions = {
   insect,
   lion,
   rabbit,
+  rodent,
   snake,
   type: type_,
 };
diff --git a/src/locales/en/animal/rodent.ts b/src/locales/en/animal/rodent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..38a5325aba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/locales/en/animal/rodent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+export default [
+  'Abrocoma',
+  'Abrocoma schistacea',
+  'Aconaemys',
+  'Aconaemys porteri',
+  'African brush-tailed porcupine',
+  'Andean mountain cavy',
+  'Argentine tuco-tuco',
+  'Ashy chinchilla rat',
+  'Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine',
+  'Atherurus',
+  "Azara's agouti",
+  "Azara's tuco-tuco",
+  'Bahia porcupine',
+  'Bathyergus',
+  'Bathyergus janetta',
+  'Bathyergus suillus',
+  "Bennett's chinchilla rat",
+  'Bicolored-spined porcupine',
+  'Black agouti',
+  'Black dwarf porcupine',
+  'Black-rumped agouti',
+  'Black-tailed hairy dwarf porcupine',
+  'Bolivian chinchilla rat',
+  'Bolivian tuco-tuco',
+  "Bonetto's tuco-tuco",
+  "Brandt's yellow-toothed cavy",
+  'Brazilian guinea pig',
+  'Brazilian porcupine',
+  'Brazilian tuco-tuco',
+  "Bridge's degu",
+  'Brown hairy dwarf porcupine',
+  "Budin's chinchilla rat, A. budini",
+  'Cape porcupine',
+  'Catamarca tuco-tuco',
+  'Cavia',
+  'Central American agouti',
+  'Chacoan tuco-tuco',
+  'Chilean rock rat',
+  'Chinchilla',
+  'Coendou',
+  'Coiban agouti',
+  "Colburn's tuco-tuco",
+  'Collared tuco-tuco',
+  'Common degu',
+  'Common yellow-toothed cavy',
+  "Conover's tuco-tuco",
+  'Coruro',
+  'Crested agouti',
+  'Crested porcupine',
+  'Cryptomys',
+  'Cryptomys bocagei',
+  'Cryptomys damarensis',
+  'Cryptomys foxi',
+  'Cryptomys hottentotus',
+  'Cryptomys mechowi',
+  'Cryptomys ochraceocinereus',
+  'Cryptomys zechi',
+  'Ctenomys',
+  'Cuniculus',
+  'Cuscomys',
+  'Cuscomys ashanika',
+  'Dactylomys',
+  'Dactylomys boliviensis',
+  'Dactylomys dactylinus',
+  'Dactylomys peruanus',
+  'Dasyprocta',
+  'Domestic guinea pig',
+  "Emily's tuco-tuco",
+  'Erethizon',
+  'Famatina chinchilla rat',
+  'Frosted hairy dwarf porcupine',
+  'Fukomys',
+  'Fukomys amatus',
+  'Fukomys anselli',
+  'Fukomys bocagei',
+  'Fukomys damarensis',
+  'Fukomys darlingi',
+  'Fukomys foxi',
+  'Fukomys ilariae',
+  'Fukomys kafuensis',
+  'Fukomys mechowii',
+  'Fukomys micklemi',
+  'Fukomys occlusus',
+  'Fukomys ochraceocinereus',
+  'Fukomys whytei',
+  'Fukomys zechi',
+  'Furtive tuco-tuco',
+  'Galea',
+  'Georychus',
+  'Georychus capensis',
+  'Golden viscacha-rat',
+  'Goya tuco-tuco',
+  'Greater guinea pig',
+  'Green acouchi',
+  "Haig's tuco-tuco",
+  'Heliophobius',
+  'Heliophobius argenteocinereus',
+  'Heterocephalus',
+  'Heterocephalus glaber',
+  'Highland tuco-tuco',
+  'Hystrix',
+  'Indian porcupine',
+  'Isla Mocha degu',
+  'Kalinowski agouti',
+  'Kannabateomys',
+  'Kannabateomys amblyonyx',
+  'Lagidium',
+  'Lagostomus',
+  "Lewis' tuco-tuco",
+  'Long-tailed chinchilla',
+  'Long-tailed porcupine',
+  "Los Chalchaleros' viscacha-rat",
+  'Lowland paca',
+  'Magellanic tuco-tuco',
+  'Malayan porcupine',
+  'Maule tuco-tuco',
+  'Mendoza tuco-tuco',
+  'Mexican agouti',
+  'Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine',
+  'Microcavia',
+  'Montane guinea pig',
+  'Moon-toothed degu',
+  'Mottled tuco-tuco',
+  'Mountain degu',
+  'Mountain paca',
+  'Mountain viscacha-rat',
+  'Myoprocta',
+  "Natterer's tuco-tuco",
+  'North American porcupine',
+  'Northern viscacha',
+  'Octodon',
+  'Octodontomys',
+  'Octomys',
+  'Olallamys',
+  'Olallamys albicauda',
+  'Olallamys edax',
+  'Orinoco agouti',
+  'Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine',
+  "Pearson's tuco-tuco",
+  'Peruvian tuco-tuco',
+  'Philippine porcupine',
+  'Pipanacoctomys',
+  'Plains viscacha',
+  'Plains viscacha-rat',
+  "Porteous' tuco-tuco",
+  'Punta de Vacas chinchilla rat',
+  'Red acouchi',
+  'Red-rumped agouti',
+  'Reddish tuco-tuco',
+  'Rio Negro tuco-tuco',
+  'Robust tuco-tuco',
+  "Roosmalen's dwarf porcupine",
+  "Rothschild's porcupine",
+  'Ruatan Island agouti',
+  "Sage's rock rat",
+  'Salinoctomys',
+  'Salta tuco-tuco',
+  'San Luis tuco-tuco',
+  "Santa Catarina's guinea pig",
+  'Shiny guinea pig',
+  "Shipton's mountain cavy",
+  'Short-tailed chinchilla',
+  'Silky tuco-tuco',
+  'Social tuco-tuco',
+  'Southern mountain cavy',
+  'Southern tuco-tuco',
+  'Southern viscacha',
+  'Spalacopus',
+  "Spix's yellow-toothed cavy",
+  "Steinbach's tuco-tuco",
+  'Streaked dwarf porcupine',
+  'Strong tuco-tuco',
+  'Stump-tailed porcupine',
+  'Sumatran porcupine',
+  'Sunda porcupine',
+  'Talas tuco-tuco',
+  'Tawny tuco-tuco',
+  'Thick-spined porcupine',
+  'Tiny tuco-tuco',
+  'Trichys',
+  'Tucuman tuco-tuco',
+  'Tympanoctomys',
+  'Uspallata chinchilla rat',
+  'White-toothed tuco-tuco',
+  "Wolffsohn's viscacha",
+];
diff --git a/src/modules/animal/index.ts b/src/modules/animal/index.ts
index 416fe533a2a..d5d0ef08ae8 100644
--- a/src/modules/animal/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/animal/index.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,18 @@ export class Animal {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a random rodent breed.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * faker.animal.rodent() // 'Cuscomys ashanika'
+   */
+  rodent(): string {
+    return this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(
+      this.faker.definitions.animal.rodent
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns a random animal type.
    *
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/animal.spec.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/animal.spec.ts.snap
index 70a079891d5..8035add75fe 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/animal.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/animal.spec.ts.snap
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ exports[`animal > 42 > lion 1`] = `"West African Lion"`;
 
 exports[`animal > 42 > rabbit 1`] = `"English Spot"`;
 
+exports[`animal > 42 > rodent 1`] = `"Famatina chinchilla rat"`;
+
 exports[`animal > 42 > snake 1`] = `"Grey-banded kingsnake"`;
 
 exports[`animal > 42 > type 1`] = `"lion"`;
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ exports[`animal > 1211 > lion 1`] = `"Cape lion"`;
 
 exports[`animal > 1211 > rabbit 1`] = `"Silver Marten"`;
 
+exports[`animal > 1211 > rodent 1`] = `"Strong tuco-tuco"`;
+
 exports[`animal > 1211 > snake 1`] = `"Tiger pit viper"`;
 
 exports[`animal > 1211 > type 1`] = `"horse"`;
@@ -80,6 +84,8 @@ exports[`animal > 1337 > lion 1`] = `"Barbary Lion"`;
 
 exports[`animal > 1337 > rabbit 1`] = `"Cinnamon"`;
 
+exports[`animal > 1337 > rodent 1`] = `"Crested porcupine"`;
+
 exports[`animal > 1337 > snake 1`] = `"Fierce snake"`;
 
 exports[`animal > 1337 > type 1`] = `"bear"`;
diff --git a/test/animal.spec.ts b/test/animal.spec.ts
index c21d67768cf..26c01e3132b 100644
--- a/test/animal.spec.ts
+++ b/test/animal.spec.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const functionNames = [
   'insect',
   'lion',
   'rabbit',
+  'rodent',
   'snake',
   'type',
 ] as const;