Eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana: Life history and ecology. From Wordnik.com. [Birds from Coahuila, Mexico] Reference
The pigmy woodrat, Neotoma goldmani, its distribution and systematic position. From Wordnik.com. [Birds from Coahuila, Mexico] Reference
There are also two endemic rodents (Peromyscus ochraventer, Neotoma angustapalata). From Wordnik.com. [Veracruz moist forests] Reference
Reid reported on the value of the Neotoma as archeo-climate-geological index and even as a human food item. From Wordnik.com. [More Pack Rats!] Reference
All packrats-- genus Neotoma-- have hair on their tales and build nests, unlike naked- tailed "Norway" rats. From Wordnik.com. [More Pack Rats!] Reference
Uniquely, Ray Larsen, of Bozeman, Mont., offered “a little testimony in defense of the often-maligned pack rat,” genus Neotoma. From Wordnik.com. [Word Fugitives] Reference
The eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana), found on the cliff faces and boulder piles of water gaps, has been classified as threatened in Pennsylvania (Genoways, 1985, p. 362). From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA)] Reference
As an alumnus member of the University of Arizona biology department's Secret Order of Packrat Eaters,I can personally attest to at least the nutritious value of Neotoma albigula. From Wordnik.com. [Breakfast on the Trail with Frank Hamilton Cushing] Reference
Rat (several species) — Bones from the wood rat (Neotoma mexicana fallax) have been definitely identified from two sites. From Wordnik.com. [Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico :] Reference
(Manager of the CSLab at Ericsson - the birthplace of Erlang), Sean Cribbs (Neotoma creator and web developer), Chad DePue (Entrepreneur and creator of ErlangInside. com), Sadek Drobi. From Wordnik.com. [developerFusion - content] Reference
Three species of wood rats (Neotoma lepida lepida, N. mexicana fallax, and N. cinerea arizonae) do inhabit the rocky cliffs and ledges of the Chaco, where they erect nests of saltbush branches, pieces of cactus, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico :] Reference
It is probable that a thousand years ago, when coniferous forests extended into the Chaco area, there were numerous representatives of tree squirrels (Sciurus), wood rats (Neotoma), and other forest loving rodents that are now rare or absent. From Wordnik.com. [Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico :] Reference
In one of the blind animals, namely, the cave rat (Neotoma), two of which were captured by Professor Silliman at above half a mile distance from the mouth of the cave, and therefore not in the profoundest depths, the eyes were lustrous and of large size; and these animals, as I am informed by Professor Silliman, after having been exposed for about a month to a graduated light, acquired a dim perception of objects. From Wordnik.com. [V. Laws of Variation. Effects of the Increased Use and Disuse of Parts, as Controlled by Natural Selection] Reference
1 The wood-rat (Neotoma floridana), unknown to science until thus discovered by. From Wordnik.com. [Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806] Reference
1 The two species of native wood-rat: that with a smooth tail, Neotoma floridana; that with a bushy tail, N.cinerea. —. From Wordnik.com. [Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806] Reference
Woodrat, Eastern Neotoma floridana 254. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
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