Bushy-tailed Wood Rat
Neotoma cinerea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCricetidae (Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies)
- GenusNeotoma (Woodrats)
- SpeciesNeotoma cinerea (Bushy-tailed Wood Rat)
Closest Relatives at Banff National Park
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Gapperrotelmaus
Myodes gapperi
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus columbianus
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Hoary Marmot
Marmota caligata
Tamia mineur
Tamias minimus
Quiller
Erethizon dorsatus
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Tamia améne
Tamias amoenus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bushy-tailed Wood Rat in Banff National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Bushy-tailed Wood Rat sighting in Banff National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bushy-tailed Wood Rat in Banff National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Bushy-tailed Wood Rat in Banff National Park in our monthly data.