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Neotoma floridana
eastern woodrat
Vicksburg National Military Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Neotoma floridana (Ord, 1818)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		eastern woodrat
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Rodentia, Suborder Myomorpha, Family Cricetidae, Genus Neotoma, Species Neotoma floridana


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		LA: S4; MS: SNR
Evidence:		11 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Big Thicket National Preserve	Buffalo National River
Canaveral National Seashore	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Congaree National Park	Fort Frederica National Monument
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	7/24/2015

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 2:48:24 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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