Mexican Woodrat

Neotoma picta

Classification

Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae

The Mexican woodrat (Neotoma mexicana) is a medium-sized pack rat. Distribution and habitat It ranges from the United States (Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and parts of Arizona and Trans-Pecos Texas) south to Honduras. Although occurring at lower elevations during the Pleistocene, it generally is limited now to highlands supporting open coniferous forests or woodlands.

Distribution

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Mexican Woodrat

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