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Stephens's Woodrat

Neotoma stephensi

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 33, February 30, March 40, April 53, May 48, June 24, July 29, August 40, September 26, October 25, November 26, December 29.
United States586
Arizona402
New Mexico163
Utah14
Nevada6
Wyoming1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderRodents · Rodentia
FamilyHamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies · Cricetidae
GenusWoodrats · Neotoma

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Stephens's Woodrat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.