Dusky-footed Woodrat
Neotoma fuscipes
Mammal
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CA: Threatened
California Species of Special Concern, habitat fragmentation and loss
Large dark-furred rodent with bushy tail, builds stick mounds. Creates microhabitats; impacts seed dispersal and soil dynamics in native chaparral and oak ecosystems.
Plants that support Dusky-footed Woodrat
7 plants
Foothill Sedge
Carex tumulicola
grass
Shelter
Bay Area native
California Fescue
Festuca californica
grass
Seeds
Bay Area native
Coast Rush
Juncus hesperius
perennial herb
Shelter
Eve Case Coffeeberry
Frangula 'Eve Case'
shrub
Shelter
Santa Cruz Manzanita
Arctostaphylos andersonii
perennial herb
Foliage
Bay Area native
Keystone species
Swamp Carex
Carex senta
grass
Foliage
Bay Area native
Western Rush
Juncus occidentalis
grass
Shelter
Bay Area native