Neotoma

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Name (Latin)
Neotoma
See Also From tracing topical name
Muridae
Wood rats
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q468544
Library of congress: sh 86002056
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Koop, B.F. Cladistical analysis of chromosonal evolution within genus Neotoma, 1985.
  • Corbet. World list of mammals: p. 155.
  • Morris mam.: p. 189.
  • Walker mam. world: v. 2, pp. 805-806.
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Wikipedia description:

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.

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