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title: "Big-eared Woodrat"
description: "Neotoma macrotis — Mammiferi. The big-eared woodrat (Neotoma macrotis) is a nocturnal rodent of the woodrat genus Neotoma, in the family Cricetidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/big-eared-woodrat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Big-eared Woodrat

> Neotoma macrotis — Mammiferi. The big-eared woodrat (Neotoma macrotis) is a nocturnal rodent of the woodrat genus Neotoma, in the family Cricetidae.

- Scientific name: *Neotoma macrotis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1116
- Wikidata: [Q1763478](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1763478)
- iNaturalist taxon: [64102](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/64102)

## Names

- en: Big-eared Woodrat
- de: Großohr-Buschratte
- es: Rata magueyera
- pt: Rato-madeireiro-orelhudo

## Countries with the most observations

US (345), MX (7)

## Summary

The big-eared woodrat (Neotoma macrotis) is a nocturnal rodent of the woodrat genus Neotoma, in the family Cricetidae. Closely related to, and formerly included in the species Neotoma fuscipes, it is endemic to western North America and occurs west and south of the Salinas Valley from the California Coast Ranges south of Monterey Bay to northern Baja California, as well as in the Sierra Nevada, extending north to the South Fork American River.
The big-eared woodrat is light to dark brown in color, often with a lighter underside. It has characteristically large mobile ears, large eyes, and a long, fur covered tail…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big-eared_woodrat

## Photo

![Big-eared Woodrat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/big-eared-woodrat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andy Kleinhesselink · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/333986577

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/big-eared-woodrat?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).