Bushy-tailed woodrat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bushy-tailed woodrat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Neotoma cinerea
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the bushy-tailed woodrat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bushy-tailed woodrat in 2 countries and territories across North America.

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 bushy-tailed woodrat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the bushy-tailed woodrat?

The bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Neotoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bushy-tailed woodrat

The bushy-tailed woodrat, or packrat (Neotoma cinerea) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in Canada and the United States.

Its natural habitats are boreal forests, temperate forests, dry savanna, temperate shrubland, and temperate grassland.

The bushy-tailed woodrat is the original "pack rat", the species in which the trading habit is most pronounced. It has a strong preference for shiny objects and will drop whatever it may be carrying in favor of a coin or a spoon.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bushy-tailed woodrat (revision 1354912534), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1017409 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).