Dusky-footed woodrat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Neotoma fuscipes
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 dusky-footed woodrat live?

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

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

What kind of animal is the dusky-footed woodrat?

The dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Neotoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the dusky-footed woodrat

The dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes) is a species of nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae. Nicknames include "packrats" or "trade rats" because of their tendency to hoard things, build large domed dens, and "trade" by dropping then picking up another object for it. Coyotes and other predators will attempt to prey on these rodents by laying waste to the dens, but the sheer volume of material is usually dissuasive. Occasionally, dusky-footed woodrats will build satellite dens in trees. Although these animals are solitary, except in the mating season (when they are most vulnerable to predation), dens are frequently found in clusters of up to several dozen, forming rough "communities". The mating system in this species appears to be variable, with promiscuity most generally at high population densities and monogamy at lower densities.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dusky-footed woodrat (revision 1313717086), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763729 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).