Common Name
Bushy-tailed Woodrat
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Species Name
Neotoma cinerea
Status
Lower Risk
States
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Mexico
Nevada
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Distribution
SE Yukon and westernmost Northwest Territories, south through Alaskan Panhandle, British Columbia and W Alberta, Canada; in W USA, from Washington to W Dakotas as far south as EC California, S Nevada, N Arizona, and NW New Mexico
Notes
Adapted for cool climates, using its busy tail as a wrap in cold weather; cannot survive high temperatures. Seldom constructs an elaborate house, but will accumulate mounds of sticks and other rubbish around the nest site. Lives on rocky outcrops, talus s