Mexican Woodrat

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Neotoma mexicana

Mexican Woodrat, a reference photo
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The Mexican woodrat (Neotoma mexicana) is a medium-sized pack rat.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Mexican Woodrat being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Neotoma
Species
Neotoma mexicana

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