[Animals] Allegheny Woodrat

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The Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) is a species of "pack rat" from North America. It is the second-largest member of the native North American rats and was once believed to be a subspecies of the Eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana).The Allegheny woodrat is a medium-sized rodent with long whiskers. About 50 whiskers are found on each side, consisting of a mixture of stiff black hairs and softer white ones. The fur is long, soft, and brownish-gray or cinnamon in color, while the undersides and feet are white. They have large eyes and naked ears. Their most distinguishing feature is their tails: while the tails of European rats are naked with only slightly visible hairs, the tails of woodrats are completely furred with hairs about one-third of an inch long, and predominantly black above and white beneath.

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