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Pack rat

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.

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Pack rat

Nodes67
Edges66
Triples44
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
Components1

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Pack rat

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related to Habitat · 10
Pack rat → Bushy-tailed, Dens, Each, Neotoma, Others, Pack, Some Neotoma, The, These, They
related to Climate indicators · 7
Pack rat → For, Middens, Paleo-ecologists, Pueblo Bonito, The, Woodrat, Zoologists
related to history · 7
Pack rat → After, Female, Offspring, Populations, Reproductive, Some, The
related to Midden · 6
Pack rat → American Southwest, Examinations, In, The, These, Woodrats
related to Physical appearance · 5
Pack rat → In, Long-haired, Norway, Packrats, They
related to Diet · 4
Pack rat → Bushy-tailed, However, Mexican, The
related to Behavior · 2
Pack rat → Pack, They

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pack species middens woodrat rat rats size neotoma midden woodrats climate pp range bushy-tailed cinerea cactus plant 10 years press

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twigsinstance ofThey use plant material0.80text
sticksinstance ofThey use plant material0.80text
and other available debrisinstance ofThey use plant material0.80text
Pack ratrelated to BehaviorPack0.60section
Pack ratrelated to BehaviorThey0.60section
Pack ratrelated to Climate indicatorsZoologists0.60section
Pack ratrelated to Climate indicatorsMiddens0.60section
Pack ratrelated to Climate indicatorsWoodrat0.60section
Pack ratrelated to Climate indicatorsPaleo-ecologists0.60section
Pack ratrelated to Climate indicatorsFor0.60section
Pack ratrelated to Climate indicatorsThe0.60section
Pack ratrelated to Climate indicatorsPueblo Bonito0.60section

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