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Wood rat (Neotoma lepida) midden. Woodrats construct houses for nesting, food caching, and predator escape. These can have up to six entrances and eight internal chambers, including both nests and food caches. Houses 36 cm (14 in) high and around 100 cm (39 in) across at the base are not unusual. [3]
A pack rat or packrat, also called a woodrat or trade rat, are any species in the North and Central American rodent genus Neotoma. Pack rats have a rat-like appearance, with long tails, large ears, and large, black eyes.
The white-throated woodrat occupies a variety of plant communities from sea level to 9,200 feet (2,800 m) [7] [16] [17] [18] but is most common in Sonoran and Chihuahuan desert grassland and desert shrub habitats.
The dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes) is a species of nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae. [2] 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.
Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps, a 2004 real time strategy game based on the North Africa Campaign of World War II; Desert woodrat, a small species of pack rat native to desert regions of western North America; The Rat Patrol, an American TV program (1966–1968) loosely based on the North Africa Campaign of World War II
Bushy-tailed woodrats are preyed upon by many predators, including: spotted owls, bobcats, black bears, coyotes, foxes, weasels, Snakes, martens, and hawks. The sheltered conditions offered by the midden are often used by reptiles during the colder months. The rattlesnake, normally a predator of the woodrat in the warmer months, is a common lodger.
Guatemala woodrat, Neotoma ferruginea; Eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana ; Dusky-footed woodrat, Neotoma fuscipes; Goldman's woodrat, Neotoma goldmani; Desert woodrat, Neotoma lepida ; White-toothed woodrat, Neotoma leucodon; Big-eared woodrat, Neotoma macrotis; Allegheny woodrat, Neotoma magister †San Martin Island woodrat, Neotoma martinensis
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents.Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus Rattus.Other rat genera include Neotoma (pack rats), Bandicota (bandicoot rats) and Dipodomys (kangaroo rats).