Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCricetidae (Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies)
- GenusNeotoma (Woodrats)
- SpeciesNeotoma floridana (Eastern Woodrat)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Woodrat sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
Gapperrotelmaus
Myodes gapperi
Golden Mouse
Ochrotomys nuttalli
Rock Vole
Microtus chrotorrhinus
Pine Vole
Microtus pinetorum
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Woodchuck
Marmota monax
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
📅 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 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Woodrat in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Woodrat sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eastern Woodrat in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Woodrat in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.