Big-eared woodrat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the big-eared woodrat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the big-eared woodrat in 1 country or territory across North America.

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 big-eared woodrat endangered?

The big-eared woodrat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the big-eared woodrat?

The big-eared woodrat (Neotoma macrotis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Neotoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the big-eared woodrat

The big-eared woodrat (Neotoma macrotis) is a nocturnal rodent of the woodrat genus Neotoma, in the family Cricetidae. Closely related to, and formerly included in the species Neotoma fuscipes, it is endemic to western North America and occurs west and south of the Salinas Valley from the California Coast Ranges south of Monterey Bay to northern Baja California, as well as in the Sierra Nevada, extending north to the South Fork American River.

The big-eared woodrat is light to dark brown in color, often with a lighter underside. It has characteristically large mobile ears, large eyes, and a long, fur covered tail. It is a primarily arboreal herbivore and functions as an important keystone species in oak and other forest ecosystems.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Big-eared woodrat (revision 1313723038), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763478 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).