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Bushy-tailed Woodrat

Neotoma cinerea

The Bushy-tailed Woodrat is a small, furry animal with a long, bushy tail. They love to build nests out of sticks and leaves and are great at climbing trees!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Bushy-tailed Woodrat has soft, gray to brownish fur with a paler belly. Its most distinctive feature is its long, bushy tail, similar to a squirrel's but often flatter, which sets it apart from other rats.

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Bushy-tailed Woodrat
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Bushy-tailed Woodrat

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Bushy-tailed Woodrats rarely drink water; they get all they need from the plants they eat.

Their middens can be used by scientists to study past climates for hundreds of years!

These amazing climbers can scale cliffs and trees with incredible agility to find food or shelter.

They use different types of plants to scent-mark their territory and communicate with other woodrats.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Midden Builder

Bushy-tailed Woodrats can construct massive stick houses called middens that protect them from predators and extreme weather.

Fähigkeit

Hoarder Supreme

Bushy-tailed Woodrats have an instinct to collect shiny, unusual objects, which they bring back to their dens for unknown reasons.

Fähigkeit

Night Vision Ace

Bushy-tailed Woodrats have large eyes that help them navigate and find food in the dark, making them expert nocturnal explorers.

Maße und Details

Länge
28-46 cm
Gewicht
0.2-0.6 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-5 Jahre
Top Speed
15 km/h
Wurfgröße
1-4
Tragzeit
27-38 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These woodrats are herbivores, munching on leaves, twigs, berries, and seeds from various plants.

Hauptnahrung

  • leaves
  • twigs
  • berries
  • seeds
  • fungi
  • cactus pads

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

A primary nocturnal predator of woodrats.

eats

Coyote

Canis latrans

Coyotes hunt woodrats in various habitats.

depends on

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Woodrats feed on needles and seeds, and use its twigs for middens.

eats

Prairie Rattlesnake

Crotalus viridis

Rattlesnakes may prey on young or adult woodrats.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Packrat

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Do not try to catch or touch wild animals. It's best to observe them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Bushy-tailed Woodrat?

28-46 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Bushy-tailed Woodrat?

0.2-0.6 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Bushy-tailed Woodrat?

3-5 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Bushy-tailed Woodrat?

15 km/h

Was frisst Bushy-tailed Woodrat?

These woodrats are herbivores, munching on leaves, twigs, berries, and seeds from various plants.

Wo findet man Bushy-tailed Woodrat normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Bushy-tailed Woodrat?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Bushy-tailed Woodrat?

1-4

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