BY: GIOVANNI SIRACUSA

BROWN-GRAY ON HEAD/BODY; CHEST/BELLY IS WHITE; TAIL IS HAIRY

WOODRATS ARE FOUND IN THE TROPICAL HARDWOOD HAMMOCKS

THEY LIVE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF KEY LARGO

INCLUDE SNAKES, OWLS, AND RACCOONS

THEY MOSTLY EAT LEAVES, BUDS, SEEDS AND FRUITS

THEY BUILD LARGE NESTS THAT CAN BE AS HIGH AS A MAN'S SHOULDER

SCIENTISTS ARE SUCCESSFULLY BREEDING THEM

THE HARDWOOD HAMMOCK TREES WERE REDUCED

IN THE HARDWOOD HAMMOCK TREES

TO NEARBY LIGNUMVITAE KEY

PROTECT, RESTORE, STABILIZE