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Pennsylvania is conducting a three-year study partially funded by a Game Commission State Wildlife Grant and being led by Indiana University of Pennsylvania in an attempt to shed light on the daily and seasonal movements of woodrats, identify high-quality woodrat habitat and learn whether providing food caches can boost a population.
This list of mammals in Pennsylvania consists of 66 species currently believed to occur wild in the state. This excludes feral domesticated species such as feral cats and dogs. Several species recently lived wild in Pennsylvania, but are now extirpated (locally, but not globally, extinct).
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The name combines the Greek oryza "rice" and mys "mouse" and refers to the rat's habit of eating rice. [21] At the time, Oryzomys was recognized either as a full genus or as a subgenus of the now-defunct genus Hesperomys , [ 22 ] but since the 1890s, it has been universally recognized as a genus distinct from Hesperomys , with the marsh rice ...
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The name giant rat has been applied to various species of large rats (or animals that appear similar to large rats) and may refer to: Africa.
OMG! Even with the name 'African Giant Rat,' I was absolutely floored to see a rodent that big.Valerie is the size of a small dog! She was the perfect size to fit in Anna's arms while the two said ...
The name of the genus is formed from the Greek μαλλός, mallos, wool, and μῦς, mus, mouse/rat. These very large rats weigh between 0.95 and 2 kilograms (2.1 and 4.4 lb) and are native to highlands in New Guinea. [2] Little is known about their behavior, but they are believed to feed on leaves, grasses and other plant material. [2]