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title: "Desert Woodrat"
description: "Neotoma lepida — Mammiferi. The desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida) is a species of pack rat native to desert regions of western North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/desert-woodrat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Desert Woodrat

> Neotoma lepida — Mammiferi. The desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida) is a species of pack rat native to desert regions of western North America.

- Scientific name: *Neotoma lepida*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 835
- Wikidata: [Q1769190](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1769190)
- iNaturalist taxon: [522201](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/522201)

## Names

- en: Desert Woodrat
- de: Wüsten-Buschratte
- es: Rata cambalachera del desierto
- fr: Néotoma du désert

## Countries with the most observations

US (331), MX (6)

## Summary

The desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida) is a species of pack rat native to desert regions of western North America.

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

## Photo

![Desert Woodrat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/desert-woodrat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kyle Nessen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3049624

## Machine access

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