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.
