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Eastern Wood Rat

Neotoma floridana

Photo by LaurieWinters
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Grayish brown above; white or grayish below. Bicolored tail is less than half total length. Throat hairs gray at base.

Habitat:

Rocky cliffs, caves, tumbled boulders in s Illinois and elsewhere when available; Osage orange and other hedges and wooded low areas throughout South.

Notes:

Also called the Florida Woodrat.
Spotted this family at the top of a palm.

Reference Links:

eNature: FieldGuides: Species Detail

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
LaurieWinters
Thanks ceherzog! ... and thanks for the welcome. I'm really enjoying adding all the photos that I love taking but didn't have a place to share them that I thought would be appreciated. Glad I signed up. Your photos are so interesting! Some really great captures.
ceherzog
Those pictures are adorable...Welcome to Project Noah, always good to see another Floridian

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PublishedSeptember 25, 2011

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