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 65th most recorded of 123 mammals logged in Idaho

209 occurrence records
29 with iNaturalist photos
Jun 14, 2026 Last seen in Idaho

Records from 2000–2026.

209 total records count every Idaho occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the monthly chart covers the 207 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Bushy-tailed Woodrat in Idaho

Most sightings fall in June to September.

207 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
January5
February2
March2
April10
May17
June45
July32
August29
September32
October11
November14
December8

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

Seasonality

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

Occurrence map

Where Bushy-tailed Woodrat has been recorded in Idaho

209 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

209 Idaho records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
St. Joe National Forest 9
Craters of the Moon National Monument 2
City of Rocks National Reserve 2
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument 2
Owyhee River Wilderness Area 2
Boise National Forest 1
Hells Canyon Wilderness 1
Coeur d'Alene National Forest 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
Bannock County 32
Latah County 20
Idaho County 16
Owyhee County 16
Butte County 13
Cassia County 13
Adams County 13
Lemhi County 11
Twin Falls County 10
Fremont County 8
Ada County 7
Boise County 6
19 other counties 44

The complete county distribution, spread across 31 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 holds a strong 209-record showing in Idaho, reaching from the lava fields of Craters of the Moon National Monument to the conifer country of Boise and Caribou-Targhee national forests, terrain that spans this packrat’s full range of rock-crevice and cliff-ledge denning habitat statewide.

Records climb through late spring and stay elevated from May through 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"