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TABS Species Account TN10036 

TN10036    EASTERN WOODRAT    NEOTOMA FLORIDANA

Tennessee Animal Biogeographic System TABS

version 12/2002


Taxonomy
Status
Distribution
Habitat Associations
Food Habits
Environmental Associations
Life History
Management Practices
References

Food Habits

TrophicReferences
OMNIVORE48
Herbivore313

LifestageFood Item ConsumedPart of Food Item
AdultPlants
AdultPlantsBole/Stem
AdultPlantsLeaves/Needles
AdultPlantsFruit/Seeds
AdultEumycophyta
AdultTracheophyta (Vascular Plants)Fruit/Seeds
AdultTsugaFruit/Seeds
AdultDicotyledoneaeBuds
AdultDicotyledoneaeLeaves/Needles
AdultDicotyledoneaeFlower
AdultDicotyledoneaeFruit/Seeds
AdultJuglandaceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultBetulaceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultFagaceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultUlmaceaeLeaves/Needles
AdultUlmaceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultMoraceaeLeaves/Needles
AdultMoraceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultSaxifragaceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultRosaceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultLeguminosaeFruit/Seeds
AdultAnacardiaceaeBark
AdultAnacardiaceaeLeaves/Needles
AdultAnacardiaceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultCornaceaeLeaves/Needles
AdultCornaceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultPolygonaceaeLeaves/Needles
AdultVitaceaeLeaves/Needles
AdultVitaceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultSolanaceaeLeaves/Needles
AdultSolanaceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultCaprifoliaceaeLeaves/Needles
AdultCaprifoliaceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultCompositaeLeaves/Needles
AdultPoaceaeRoots
AdultPoaceaeLeaves/Needles
AdultPoaceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultCornLeaves/Needles
AdultCornFruit/Seeds
AdultWheatFruit/Seeds
AdultBroom Corn, SorgumFruit/Seeds
AdultSnails
AdultArachnids
AdultInsects
AdultOrthoptera
AdultHomoptera
AdultCarrionFruit/Seeds
GeneralPlants
GeneralPlantsBole/Stem
GeneralPlantsLeaves/Needles
GeneralPlantsFruit/Seeds
GeneralEumycophyta
GeneralTracheophyta (Vascular Plants)Fruit/Seeds
GeneralTsugaFruit/Seeds
GeneralDicotyledoneaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralJuglandaceaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralBetulaceaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralFagaceaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralUlmaceaeLeaves/Needles
GeneralUlmaceaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralMoraceaeLeaves/Needles
GeneralMoraceaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralSaxifragaceaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralRosaceaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralLeguminosaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralAnacardiaceaeBark
GeneralAnacardiaceaeLeaves/Needles
GeneralAnacardiaceaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralCornaceaeLeaves/Needles
GeneralCornaceaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralPolygonaceaeLeaves/Needles
GeneralVitaceaeLeaves/Needles
GeneralVitaceaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralSolanaceaeLeaves/Needles
GeneralSolanaceaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralCaprifoliaceaeLeaves/Needles
GeneralCaprifoliaceaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralCompositaeLeaves/Needles
GeneralCornLeaves/Needles
GeneralCornFruit/Seeds
GeneralWheatFruit/Seeds
GeneralBroom Corn, SorgumFruit/Seeds
GeneralAnimals
ImportantPlantsLeaves/Needles
ImportantPlantsFruit/Seeds
ImportantMoraceaeLeaves/Needles
ImportantMoraceaeFruit/Seeds
JuvenilePlantsLeaves/Needles
GeneralPinaceaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralSpermopsidaFruit/Seeds
AdultPinaceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultSpermopsidaFruit/Seeds
AdultArachnidsNot Specified
AdultInsectsNot Specified
AdultOrthopteraNot Specified
AdultHomopteraNot Specified
AdultSnailsNot Specified

Comments on General Food Habits

Their diet embraces most of the plants in their domain, consisting of fruits and berries from various trees and shrubs *90*. They eat and store almost any plant material, including fungi, bulbs, seeds, and fruit. They will also eat some carrion and insects *8905*. They eat and store almost any plant material, including fungi, bulbs, seeds, and fruit. They will also eat some carrion and insects *8905*.

Comments on Adult Food Habits

The woodrat is mainly herbivorous *6037*. The fruit of the osage orange is an important food *5136,5386*. They are mainly herbivorous *6037*. The fruit of Osage orange is important for this species *5136,5386*. They are mainly herbivorous *6037*. The fruit of Osage orange is important for this species *5136,5386*.

Comments on Juvenile Food Habits

Comments on Larval Food Habits

References/LifestageReference Numbers
General313, 380, 5386, PA8809
Adult313, 380, 6037, 5136, 5386, PA8809, 5136, 5386
Juvenile313, 5386,
Important5386,


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