Desert Woodrat
Neotoma lepida
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCricetidae (Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies)
- GenusNeotoma (Woodrats)
- SpeciesNeotoma lepida (Desert Woodrat)
Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
Ammospermophilus leucurus
California Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Chipmunk
Tamias obscurus
Round-tailed Ground Squirrel
Xerospermophilus tereticaudus
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys merriami
Desert Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus penicillatus
Desert Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys deserti
Spiny Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus spinatus
Long-tailed Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus formosus
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
San Diego Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus fallax
Little Pocket Mouse
Perognathus longimembris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Desert Woodrat in Joshua Tree National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Desert Woodrat sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Desert Woodrat in Joshua Tree National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Desert Woodrat in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.