Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Eastern Woodrat
Description
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 12 meters (38 feet).[1]
Biome: Coastal.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
()
- (Szalay & McKenna, 1971) McKenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
()
- (Weber, 1904) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
(
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 09, 2004.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Neotoma
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 40 species and subspecies in this genus:
N. albigula (White-Throated Woodrat) · N. albigula albigula (White-Throated Woodrat) · N. albigula venusta (Colorado Valley Woodrat) · N. angustapalata (Tamaulipan Woodrat) · N. anthonyi (Anthony's Woodrat) · N. bryanti (Bryant's Woodrat) · N. bunkeri (Bunkers Woodrat) · N. chrysomelas (Nicaraguan Woodrat) · N. cinerea (Bushy-Talied Woodrat) · N. cinerea cinerea (Bushy-Tailed Woodrat) · N. devia (Arizona Woodrat) · N. floridana (Key Largo Woodrat) · N. floridana baileyi (Bailey's Eastern Woodrat) · N. floridana floridana (Eastern Woodrat) · N. floridana haematoreia (Southern Appalachian Eastern Woodrat) · N. floridana illinoensis (Eastern Woodrat) · N. floridana smalli (Eastern Woodrat) · N. fuscipes (San Joaquin Valley Woodrat) · N. fuscipes annectens (San Francisco Dusky-Footed Woodrat) · N. fuscipes fuscipes (Dusky-Footed Woodrat) · N. fuscipes luciana (Monterey Dusky-Footed Woodrat) · N. fuscipes riparia (San Joaquin Valley Wood Rat) · N. goldmani (Goldman's Woodrat) · N. lepida (Desert Woodrat) · N. lepida intermedia (Desert Woodrat) · N. lepida lepida (Desert Woodrat) · N. leucodon (White-Toothed Woodrat) · N. macrotis (Big-Eared Woodrat) · N. magister (Allegheny Woodrat) · N. martinensis (San Martin Island Woodrat) · N. mexicana (Mexican Woodrat) · N. mexicana mexicana (Mexican Woodrat) · N. micropus (Southern Plains Woodrat) · N. micropus leucophaea (Southern Plains Woodrat) · N. micropus micropus (Southern Plains Woodrat) · N. nelsoni (Nelson's Woodrat) · N. palatina (Bolano's Woodrat) · N. phenax (Sonoran Woodrat) · N. stephensi (Stephens's Woodrat) · N. varia (Turner Island Woodrat)
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Further Reading
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 188, p. 376, p. 377, p. 532, p. 548.
- Field book of North American mammals; descriptions of every mammal known north of the Rio Grande, together with brief accounts of habits, geographical ranges, etc., by H. E. Anthony. .. with 32 coloured plates and 175 photographs, pen-and-ink sketches and maps. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. url p. 380, p. 381, fig. 81.
- Fleas of eastern United States, by Irving Fox. .. Ames, Ia., The Iowa State College Press, 1940. url p. 64.
- List of North American land mammals in the United States National Museum, 1911; by Gerrit S. Miller, jr. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1912. url p. 188.
- Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. 1973 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1946-1996. url p. 172.
- Naturalist's guide to the Americas, prepared by the Committee on the Preservation of Natural Conditions of the Ecological Society of America, with assistance from numerous organizations and individuals, assembled and edited by chairman, Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1926. url p. 442, p. 442.
- North American fauna. Washington: Fish and Wildlife Service; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. S. Govt. Print. Off. url p. 52, p. 53.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2721402
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-202381
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13909561
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 202381
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AMAFF08013
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 153544
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 31.670 based on 30 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
