Goldman's woodrat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Neotoma goldmani
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 Goldman's woodrat live?

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

Mexico

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 Goldman's woodrat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Goldman's woodrat?

The Goldman's woodrat (Neotoma goldmani) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Neotoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Goldman's woodrat

Goldman's woodrat (Neotoma goldmani) is a rodent species in the family Cricetidae.

It is found only in Mexico throughout the Mexican Plateau, stretching from southeastern Chihuahua to southern San Luis Potosí and northern Querétaro. The plateau is an average 5,988 ft (1,830 m) above sea level and covers a land area of 232,388 square miles (601,880 km2).

N. goldmani is restricted to rocky and desert habitats and shelters itself in crevices. It exhibits a karyotype that qualifies it as a more primitive species than N. mexicana.

It is currently under no immediate threat, but has experienced a decrease in population due to habitat changes occurring throughout the Mexican Plateau area, a very highly populated area, which includes the states of Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí, Jalisco, and Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Goldman's woodrat (revision 1373166068), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q139408 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).