Mammal
Bushy-tailed Woodrat
Neotoma cinerea
Photo: R. B. Forbes, Public domain
Common Names
Pack Rat / Bushy-tailed Rat
Habitat
Great Falls
Conservation
Secure
First Observed
1805-07-02
Observed At
Fort Clatsop, near present-day Astoria, Oregon
Lewis described a bushy-tailed woodrat found among the cargo at Great Falls. Known as “packrats” from large nest caches.
In the NPS atlas of species the expedition described
Bushy-tailed woodrat
Lewis described a bushy-tailed woodrat found among the cargo at Great Falls. Known as "packrats" from large nest caches.
Encyclopedia of Life page for Bushy-tailed woodrat (opens in a new tab) On the atlas map
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
