Featured Species | Key Largo Woodrat (04:57)

Host: Sarah Leon with Sandra Sneckenberger

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Key Largo woodrat: Photo credit: Clayton Degayner

Overview

Status: Endangered/ Listed on August 31, 1984
Scientific Name: Neotoma floridana smalli
Description: The Key Largo woodrat resides in tropical hardwood hammocks on Key Largo. This small endemic rodent once ranged throughout all of Key Largo, but today is limited to the northernmost portions.
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