OuiSi Nature · Card 39
Desert Woodrat
Neotoma lepida nudicauda
- Location
- Isla del Carmen, Bahia de Loreto - Mexico.
Photograph byTania EscobarDescription
Endemic to del Carmen Island in the Gulf of California, Mexico, this species of Desert Woodrat can only be found on this island. Well adapted to the dry conditions of the island they often eat xerophyte or desert plants; from which they obtain the water to survive.
Photo linkinstagram.com/tania.escobar.ori
Learn moreen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_woodrat
The photographer
Tania Escobar
Wildlife Camera Operator experienced working with elusive species and wildlife behavioral sequences.
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