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ANIMAL INFORMATION: Please note, this part of mongabay has been updated |
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Desert WoodratEducational resources on Desert WoodratDesert Woodrat or Neotoma lepida is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Desert Woodrat Desert Woodrat Order: Rodentia Order Description: Rodents Family: Cricetidae Family Description: Mice and Rats imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/Rod/Mice/dewo/dewo.htm NDIS Desert Woodrat Wildlife Page Habitat: It is mainly a species of canyonlands and semiarid shrublands of the Great Basin (Llewellyn 1981), reaching eastern limits in northwestern and west-central Colorado. ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/wildlifespx.asp?SpCode=051016 Desert Woodrat White-throated woodrat (Neotoma albigula). Photo by Ken Cole. www.cpluhna.nau.edu/images/neotoma.htm North American Mammals: Neotoma lepida Desert Woodrats inhabit scrublands in desert and semi-desert areas. Unlike some other rodents living in regions with limited water resources, the Desert Woodrat does not have water www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=215 Western Riverside County MSHCP The San Diego desert woodrat occurs in Riversidean and coastal sage scrub and chaparral throughout the planning area. Bleich (1973) considers the San Diego desert woodrat in the ecoregion.ucr.edu/full.asp?sp_num=124 ADW: Neotoma lepida: Information ..."Desert Woodrat" (On-line). California Wildlife Habitat Relationship System. Accessed May 13, 2004 at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/whdab/html/M126.html. animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Neotoma_lepida.html Woodrat Nation The San Diego desert woodrat is a Species of Special Concern. Woodrats build elaborate houses with available material such as twigs, rocks, dung and cacti. pages.pomona.edu/~njk04747/woodrat/main.html Arizona GAP 1999 COVERAGE M099RS -- Desert woodrat Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USGS Cooperative Park Studies Unit, Univ. of Arizona Publication_Date: 19990301 sdrsnet.srnr.arizona.edu/data/azgap99/metadata/m099rs.html CalPhotos Number of matches: 4 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and match(namesoup) against('"DESERT WOODRAT"' IN BOOLEAN MODE) and lifeform = "Mammal" ORDER BY taxon calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_fauna_com-Mammal&where... Mice Index Desert Woodrat ... Muridae - Mice and Rats Muridae is the largest family of North American imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/Rod/Mice/micedex.htm
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