Pack Rat
A packrat, also called a woodrat, can be any of the species in the rodent genus Neotoma. Packrats have a rat-like appearance with long tails, large ears and large black eyes. Compared to deer mice, harvest mice and grasshopper mice, packrats are noticeably larger and are usually somewhat larger than cotton rats.
A commonly accepted spelling of "packrat" is "pack rat". However, according to the American Society of Mammalogists, "packrat" is the official correct spelling.
Read more about Pack Rat: Species, Range and Distribution, Habitat, Midden
Famous quotes containing the words pack and/or rat:
“You’re nothing but a pack of cards!”
—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)
“A rat eats, then leaves its droppings.”
—Hawaiian saying no. 85, ‘lelo No’Eau, collected, translated, and annotated by Mary Kawena Pukui, Bishop Museum Press, Hawaii (1983)