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title: "Dusky-footed Woodrat"
description: "Neotoma fuscipes — Mammiferi. The dusky-footed woodrat is a species of nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/dusky-footed-woodrat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Dusky-footed Woodrat

> Neotoma fuscipes — Mammiferi. The dusky-footed woodrat is a species of nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae.

- Scientific name: *Neotoma fuscipes*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 4092
- Wikidata: [Q1763729](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1763729)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44749](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44749)

## Names

- en: Dusky-footed Woodrat
- de: Dunkelfuß-Buschratte
- es: Rata-cambalachera patas oscuras
- fr: Néotoma à pattes sombres
- pt: Rato-madeireiro-de-patas-escuras

## Countries with the most observations

US (2009)

## Summary

The dusky-footed woodrat is a species of nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae. Nicknames include "packrats" or "trade rats" because of their tendency to hoard things, build large domed dens, and "trade" by dropping then picking up another object for it. Coyotes and other predators will attempt to prey on these rodents by laying waste to the dens, but the sheer volume of material is usually dissuasive. Occasionally, dusky-footed woodrats will build satellite dens in trees. Although these animals are solitary, except in the mating season, dens are frequently found in clusters of up to…

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

## Photo

![Dusky-footed Woodrat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dusky-footed-woodrat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Peterson B Moose, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44749

## Machine access

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