Neotoma lepida

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf species
gptkbp:activities crepuscular
gptkbp:aroma uses scent to mark territory
gptkbp:averageLifespan 2 to 4 years
gptkbp:behavior nocturnal
gptkbp:breedingSeason spring to summer
gptkbp:canEstablish 4 to 5 weeks
gptkbp:class Mammalia
gptkbp:climate desert adapted
gptkbp:colors brown to gray
gptkbp:commonName desert woodrat
gptkbp:communicationEquipment vocalizations and scent marking
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Least Concern
habitat protection
gptkbp:culturalHeritage fully grown by 3 months
gptkbp:culturalSignificance studied_in_Native_American_cultures
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:environmentalImpact seed disperser
sensitive to climate change effects
gptkbp:faced large and dark
large and rounded
gptkbp:family Cricetidae
gptkbp:foragingBehavior forages for food at night
gptkbp:fossilRecord known from Pleistocene fossils
gptkbp:geneticDiversity used in genetic diversity research
gptkbp:genus Neotoma
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:habitat deserts
rocky outcrops and shrubs
gptkbp:hasCitations studied for social behavior
gptkbp:hasLength 20 to 30 cm
gptkbp:headlights 15 to 25 cm
long and bushy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Neotoma lepida
gptkbp:humanInteraction habitat loss
gptkbp:kingdom Animalia
gptkbp:litterSize 2 to 6 young
gptkbp:nesting builds nests in shrubs
gptkbp:order Rodentia
gptkbp:phylum Chordata
gptkbp:populationTrend stable in many areas
gptkbp:predators birds of prey
snakes
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Neotoma_albigula
gptkb:Neotoma_floridana
Neotoma fuscipes
Neotoma cinerea
Neotoma macrotis
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:researchInterest model organism for ecological studies
gptkbp:socialStructure solitary or in pairs
gptkbp:symbioticRelationships with various plants
gptkbp:territory may defend territory
gptkbp:weight 150 to 300 grams
gptkbp:wildlife keystone species in desert ecosystems
gptkbp:youth_development altricial