White-throated woodrat

White-throated woodrat

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Species : Neotoma albigula

 

Keywords: white

The White-throated woodrat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Namings for the whitethroated woodrat
A young / baby of a whitethroated woodrat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A whitethroated woodrat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.
Countries
Mexico and United States
Some facts about the
White-throated woodrat

Adult weight : 0.209 kg (0.4598 lbs)

Maximum longevity : 10 years

Female maturity :84 days

Male maturity : 101 days

Gestation : 29 days

Weaning : 43 days

Litter size : 2

Litters per year : 2

Interval between litters : 49 days

Weight at birth : 0.012 kg (0.0264 lbs)

Weight at weaning : 0.103 kg (0.2266 lbs)

Basal metabolic rate : 1 W

Body mass : 0.178 kg (0.3916 lbs)

Temperature : 35.85 °C (96.53 °F)

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Facts about the white-throated woodrat

1995: White Throated wood rats are a common species in Gila National Forest (USDA Forest Service, 1995) *53*.

Comments on Species Association Comments on Wildlife Diseases 2000: The full species Neotoma albigula is known to transmit

Duke DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE, AND SEASONALITY The white-throated woodrat is found in extreme southeastern San Bernardino Co.

Habits: The White-throated Woodrat is active the year around.

html SDNHM - Woodrat: The White-throated Woodrat (Neotoma albigula) is also gray, with a tail that is distinctly bicolored, but the hairs on the throat region are white at the base .

IN WESTERN COLORADO NEOTOMA ALBIGULA IS ASSOCIATED WITH PINON-JUNIPER OR JUNIPER-SAGEBRUSH, BUT PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS AND JUNIPER MOST IMPORTANT FOR FOOD AND DENS.

The White-throated Woodrat (Neotoma albigula) is also gray, with a tail that is distinctly bicolored, but the hairs on the throat region are white at the base next to the skin.

The White-throated Woodrat is found in the extreme southwest desert region of California and the Valle de Mexicali in Baja California.

The white-throated woodrat is found throughout most of Arizona and Sonora in a variety of habitats, especially in areas with mixed cacti.

White-throated woodrats are .

Whitethroated Woodrat is found in the San Andres National Wildlife Refuge *14*.

White-throated woodrats are primarily active at night, retreating to large dens built among rocks, cacti, and other vegetation during the day. (Full text)

Abstract The white-throated woodrat, Neotoma albigula, is a desert rodent, common in the southwestern United States. (Full text)

Discussion The White-throated Woodrat is skilled at climbing spiny cacti, and cactus figures strongly in its diet, along with some juniper, yucca, and various other leafy plants. (Full text)

The White-throated Woodrat is found throughout Arizona, while the Mexican Woodrat (N. (Full text)

The White-throated Woodrat is from the order Rodentia. (Full text)

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