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Pack rat
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This article is about the rodent. For other uses, see Pack rat (disambiguation).
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. Pack rats are noticeably larger than deer mice, harvest mice, and grasshopper mice, and are usually somewhat larger than cotton rats.[1]
Quick Facts Pack rat Temporal range: Late Cenozoic - Recent, Scientific classification ...
Pack rat Temporal range: Late Cenozoic - Recent | |
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Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Neotominae |
Tribe: | Neotomini |
Genus: | Neotoma Say & Ord, 1825 |
Type species | |
Mus floridana | |
Species | |
Neotoma albigula |
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