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Pack Rat
Not very exciting but seldom seen in daylight. This is a rat that gets its name for good reasons. It scavenges everything it can get to build a nest that resembles a hoarder more than a mammal. I have even seen these setup what looks like a living room with different materials including rat bait blocks that are positioned as chairs or tables in open spaces. Quite funny to think about...
The white-throated woodrat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found from central Mexico north to Utah and Colorado in the United States. It is primarily a western species in the United States, extending from central Texas west to southeastern California. Since that work, populations east of the Rio Grande in New Mexico and Trans-Pecos Texas have been assigned to the white-toothed woodrat .
The animal lives mostly in the Upper and Lower Sonoran life zones, occurring.. more
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