Allegheny woodrat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Allegheny woodrat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Neotoma magister
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Allegheny woodrat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Allegheny woodrat in 1 country or territory across North America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to United States.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Allegheny woodrat endangered?

The Allegheny woodrat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Allegheny woodrat?

The Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Neotoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Allegheny woodrat

The Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister), is a species of "pack rat" in the genus Neotoma. Once believed to be a subspecies of the eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana), extensive DNA analysis has proven it to be a distinct species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Allegheny woodrat (revision 1375316545), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1766449 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).