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In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Neotoma is referenced by 656 other articles, and connects out to Sigmodontinae, Gerbillinae and Arvicolinae.
It is catalogued under topics including Neotoma, Rats and Rodents of the United States.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyCricetidae
林鼠屬（Neotoma），哺乳綱、囓齒目、倉鼠科的一屬，而與林鼠屬（白喉林鼠）同科的動物尚有火山鼠屬（火山鼠）、穎鼠屬（穎鼠）、納氏林鼠屬（納氏林鼠）、泳鼠屬（泳鼠）等之數種哺乳動物。 林鼠（pack rat）原產於北美洲與中美洲的大型鼠。體色呈現灰褐，腹部下側色蒼白。尾裸或具叢毛。隨意築巢，甚至會使用人造材料。又稱trade rat和wood rat。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6,020
- With media
- 128
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Collections
- UTEP
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Neotoma cinerea (bushy tailed woodrat).jpg
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- Neotoma
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Encyclopedic overview
A pack rat or packrat, also called a woodrat or trade rat, are any species in the North and Central American rodent genus Neotoma. Pack rats have a rat-like appearance, with long tails, large ears, and large, black eyes. Pack rats are noticeably larger than deer mice, harvest mice, and grasshopper mice, and are usually somewhat larger than cotton rats.
Species
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Neotoma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.