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Bryant's Woodrat

Neotoma bryanti

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 California.January 150, February 130, March 135, April 168, May 163, June 120, July 103, August 104, September 133, October 135, November 174, December 134.
United States1,955
California1,648
Nevada307
Mexico25
Baja California Sur20
Baja California5

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