Desert Woodrat

Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park

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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	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
2	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
3	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Desert Woodrat in Death Valley National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a Desert Woodrat sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Desert Woodrat in Death Valley National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Desert Woodrat in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.