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  2. Desert woodrat - Wikipedia

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    Desert woodrats sometimes appropriate the burrows of ground squirrels or kangaroo rats, [citation needed] and will fortify the entrance with several cubic metres of sticks and joints collected from jumping and teddy-bear chollas. This provides a formidable defense against predators.

  3. Dusky-footed woodrat - Wikipedia

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    The dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes) is a species of nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae. [2] Nicknames include "packrats" or "trade rats" because of their tendency to hoard things, build large domed dens, and "trade" by dropping then picking up another object for it.

  4. 2025 in archosaur paleontology - Wikipedia

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    A study on bone histology of Trialestes romeri, providing evidence of a rapid growth rate, is published by Ponce, Cerda & Desojo (2025). [3]A study on the biodiversity of thalattosuchians throughout their evolutionary history, attempting to identify factors driving thalattosuchian evolution, is published by Forêt et al. (2025).

  5. Pack rat - Wikipedia

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    A pack rat or packrat, also called a woodrat or trade rat, are any species in the North and Central American rodent genus Neotoma. Pack rats have a rat-like appearance, with long tails, large ears, and large, black eyes.

  6. Category:Fauna of the Sonoran Desert - Wikipedia

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    C. Cactus mouse; Cactus wren; California leaf-nosed bat; Canis latrans mearnsi; Canyon bat; Canyon wren; Cassin's vireo; Chihuahuan spotted whiptail; Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard

  7. Rhus ovata - Wikipedia

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    Other interactors with the fruits include rodents and birds, who will also eat or disperse the seeds. Some rodents, like the dusky-footed woodrat, will strip and consume the bark of the plant, leaving entire branches bare. Pieces of the sugarbush form a minor portion of the food supply within wood-rat nests. [8] [9]

  8. List of mammals of Arizona - Wikipedia

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    Family: Canidae. Coyote, Canis latrans; Gray wolf, Canis lupus reintroduced . Mexican wolf, C. l. baileyi reintroduced †Mogollon mountain wolf, C. l. mogollonensis ...

  9. Paleobiota of the La Brea Tar Pits - Wikipedia

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    29 specimens belonging to a minimum of 17 individual birds Mourning doves are considerably more common than the other pigeon species found in the asphalt seeps. This reflects the bird's preferred habitat, with the mourning dove frequenting more open areas than its two contemporaries. † Passenger pigeon [110] [111] † Ectopistes migratorius