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Bushy-tailed Woodrat
Neotoma cinerea
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Dusky-footed WoodratNeotoma fuscipes
American PikaOchotona princeps
Black RatRattus rattus
Western Deer MousePeromyscus sonoriensis
North American PorcupineErethizon dorsatum
Ord's Kangaroo RatDipodomys ordii
White-throated WoodratNeotoma albigula
Desert WoodratNeotoma lepida
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,503 |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 989 |
| California | 952 |
| Canada | 851 |
| Colorado | 652 |
| Nevada | 560 |
| British Columbia | 531 |
| Utah | 483 |
| Washington | 446 |
| New Mexico | 394 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Rodents · Rodentia |
| Family | Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies · Cricetidae |
| Genus | Woodrats · Neotoma |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Bushy-tailed Woodrat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.