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title: "Bushy-tailed Woodrat"
description: "Neotoma cinerea — Ssaki. The bushy-tailed woodrat, or packrat (Neotoma cinerea) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in Canada and the United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/bushy-tailed-woodrat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bushy-tailed Woodrat

> Neotoma cinerea — Ssaki. The bushy-tailed woodrat, or packrat (Neotoma cinerea) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in Canada and the United States.

- Scientific name: *Neotoma cinerea*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 2128
- Wikidata: [Q1017409](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1017409)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44761](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44761)

## Names

- en: Bushy-tailed Woodrat
- de: Buschschwanzratte
- es: Rata Cambalachera de Cola Peluda
- fr: Rat à queue touffue
- nl: Pluimstaartrat

## Countries with the most observations

US (1419), CA (171)

## Summary

The bushy-tailed woodrat, or packrat (Neotoma cinerea) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in Canada and the United States.
Its natural habitats are boreal forests, temperate forests, dry savanna, temperate shrubland, and temperate grassland.
The bushy-tailed woodrat is the original "pack rat", the species in which the trading habit is most pronounced. It has a strong preference for shiny objects and will drop whatever it may be carrying in favor of a coin or a spoon.

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

## Photo

![Bushy-tailed Woodrat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bushy-tailed-woodrat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Megan Blackmore · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102794281

## Machine access

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