The Allegheny woodrat was described as both “federally threatened and downright adorable' by the U.S. Forest Service - Monongahela National Forest.
An elusive rodent considered by the National Parks Service as a "species of concern" in West Virginia was recently spotted on a trail camera in the Allegheny Mountains.The Allegheny woodrat was described as both "federally threatened and downright adorable" in a Facebook post this week by the U.S. Forest Service - Monongahela National Forest.The Forest Service shared footage from the trail cam, dated March 12, 2024, showing the 17-inch-long rodent moving around at nighttime.
"Although there’s still some speculation as to why their population is declining, many scientists blame the gypsy moth, which harms acorn-bearing oak trees and habitat degradation," it wrote in the Facebook post. Common predators include great horned owls, black rat snakes, raccoons, and coyotes.At one time, the Allegheny woodrat's range extended from southwestern Connecticut west to Indiana and south to northern Alabama, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
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