Desert woodrat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Desert woodrat Neotoma lepida Least concern

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 306 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Neotoma lepida
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 desert woodrat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the desert 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 desert woodrat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the desert woodrat?

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

About the desert woodrat

The desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida) is a species of pack rat native to desert regions of western North America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Desert woodrat (revision 1354184117), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769190 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).