FIELD BOOK OF MAMMALS 



Western Bushy-tailed Wood Rat. — Neotoma cinerea occiden- 



talis (Baird). 

 Resembling typical cinerea, but darker in color, "ankles" 

 more dusky. Upperparts brownish buff, heavily sprinkled 

 with dusky ; head and sides with less dusky than back ; ears 

 brownish, whitish along edge; fore- and hind feet white; 

 forearms brownish buff in marked contrast to white feet; 

 "ankles" dusky; tail above brownish black grizzled with 

 gray, below white, banded with buffy at base; underparts 

 dull white, ochraceous buff under forelegs. Total length, 

 i6 inches; tail vertebrae, 7 inches; hind foot, 1.6 inches. 

 Found "From Pacific coast region of southwestern British 

 Columbia to northern California (except the narrow coastal 

 strip west of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon), and thence 

 eastward over the lava beds to south-central Idaho and 

 northeastern Nevada. Mainly Transition and Canadian 

 Zones." (Goldman) 



Fuscous Bushy-tailed Wood Rat. — Neotomu cinerea fusca 

 (True). 

 Resembling typical cinerea, but darker, pelage more woolly, 

 ears smaller, and tail without white on under surface. 

 Upperparts mixed grayish tawny and black, the black pre- 

 dominating along back; head and sides with less black; 

 dusky on muzzle, ears (which are faintly edged with whitish), 

 upperpart of hind feet and "ankles"; tail above, blackish, 

 below, buffy gray, washed with blackish; underparts 

 whitish, pure white to roots on breast and inguinal region, 

 washed with grayish tawny on inner sides of legs, and with 

 tawny ochraceous on throat. Total length, 16 inches; tail 

 vertebrae, 7.4 inches; hind foot, 1.8 inches. Found in 

 "Humid coastal belt west of the Cascade Mountains in 

 Oregon. Transition Zone." (Goldman) 



Colorado Bushy-tailed Wood Rat. — Neotoma cinerea orolestes 

 (Merriam). 

 More ochraceous than typical cinerea. Upperparts ochrace- 

 ous buff, sprinkled with blackish on back; sides brighter 

 than back ; feet white ; tail above grayish buff for one-third 

 of length, brownish buff for last two-thirds, below white, 

 banded at base with pale buffy; underparts white, pelage 

 white to base on breast and inguinal region. Total length, 

 16 inches; tail vertebras, 7 inches; hind foot, 1.6 inches. 

 Found in "Rocky Mountain region from northern New 

 Mexico north through Colorado and Wyoming to southern 

 Montana and thence eastward to the Black Hills in South 

 Dakota. Mainly Transition and Canadian Zones." (Gold- 

 man) 



Arizona Bushy-tailed Wood Rat. — Neotoma cinerea arizoncE 

 (Merriam). 

 Resembling typical cinerea, but smaller, tail less bushy, 

 color brighter. Upperparts ochraceous buff, thinly sprink- 

 led with dusky; sides brighter than back; feet white; tail 



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