Southern Plains woodrat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Neotoma micropus
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 Southern Plains woodrat live?

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

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

What kind of animal is the Southern Plains woodrat?

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

About the Southern Plains woodrat

The Southern Plains woodrat (Neotoma micropus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in northwest Mexico and in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas in the United States. The subspecies Neotoma micropus leucophaea: White Sands woodrat, is white in coloration and found only at White Sands National Park in New Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern Plains woodrat (revision 1315301894), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769403 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).