Bushy-tailed Wood Rat
Neotoma cinerea
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 514
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The bushy-tailed woodrat, or packrat (Neotoma cinerea) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in Canada and the United States. Its natural habitats are boreal forests, temperate forests, dry savanna, temperate shrubland, and temperate grassland. The bushy-tailed woodrat is the original "pack rat", the species in which the trading habit is most pronounced. It has a strong preference for shiny objects and will drop whatever it may be carrying in favor of a coin or a spoon.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Bushy-tailed woodrat”.