Idaho mammals

Bushy-tailed Woodrat in Idaho

Neotoma cinerea

Native to Idaho S5 Secure in Idaho

Not listed as nonindigenous in Idaho by USGS NAS; native to its Idaho range.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Bushy-tailed woodrat peering from forest floor cover at Oregon CavesBushy-tailed woodrat looking out from a rocky crevice at nightBushy-tailed woodrat partly hidden in lichen-covered talus
Photo: Oregon Caves National Monument · CC BY 2.0Bushy-tailed woodrat peering from forest floor cover at Oregon CavesPhoto: Logan Stecker · CC0Bushy-tailed woodrat looking out from a rocky crevice at nightPhoto: ribes2018 · CC BY 4.0Bushy-tailed woodrat partly hidden in lichen-covered talus

Bushy-tailed Woodrat in Idaho, by the numbers

Occasional in Idaho 51st most recorded of 123 mammals logged in Idaho

50 occurrence records
34 with iNaturalist photos
Jun 14, 2026 Last seen in Idaho

Records from 2000–2026.

50 total records count every Idaho occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 49; the monthly chart covers the 49 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Bushy-tailed Woodrat in Idaho

Most sightings fall in August to September.

49 Idaho occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Idaho records (table)
MonthRecords
January0
February0
March1
April3
May3
June5
July9
August16
September10
October2
November0
December0

Monthly bushy-tailed woodrat occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Idaho, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Idaho, with recorded sightings peaking in August–September.

Occurrence map

Where Bushy-tailed Woodrat has been recorded in Idaho

49 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

49 Idaho records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Craters of the Moon National Monument 2
Hells Canyon Wilderness 1
Boise National Forest 1
Market Lake Wildlife Management Area 1

Protected places with the most bushy-tailed woodrat sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Idaho

CountyRecords
Lemhi County 8
Ada County 6
Clark County 4
Fremont County 3
Power County 3
Valley County 3
Adams County 2
Cassia County 2
Bannock County 2
Butte County 2
Bonner County 2
Boise County 1
11 other counties 12

The complete county distribution, spread across 23 Idaho counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Bushy-tailed woodrat has 50 records in Idaho from 23 counties, led by Lemhi and Ada, reaching from the lava fields of Craters of the Moon National Monument and the walls of Hells Canyon to the conifer country of Boise National Forest, terrain that spans this packrat’s range of rock-crevice and cliff-ledge denning habitat.

Records climb through early summer to an August peak and stay high into September, tracking the warm months when this woodrat is most active provisioning its stick-and-debris midden. NatureServe ranks the species S5, Secure, in Idaho.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

Bushy-tailed woodrat peering from forest floor cover at Oregon Caves
Full species profile Bushy-tailed Woodrat Neotoma cinerea Size 22.7 cm8.9 in Weight 286 g10.1 oz Lifespan Up to 5.8 yr View the full profile

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Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

  • GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
  • iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
  • NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
  • USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"