Eastern woodrats carry a NatureServe S4 apparently secure rank in Alabama, and the record leans toward GBIF (45 records) over iNaturalist (29), suggesting den-site and trapping surveys document this stick-nest-building rodent somewhat more consistently than casual sightings. The Mobile-Tensaw Delta’s swampy hardwood bottoms and Tuskegee National Forest represent two distinct habitat types this adaptable species uses across the state.
Records show an unusual March spike (9 sightings) followed by a complete gap in April and May before resuming in June, a pattern too abrupt to reflect the woodrat’s own biology and more likely tied to when survey or den-checking efforts happened to run.
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