User:HLStewart2000/Pack rat

Diet
Bushy-tailed woodrats feed primarily on green vegetation, twigs, and shoots. Mexican woodrats eat seeds, fruits, acorns, and cactus. Dietary nutrients, and by association, the geography of where the animal feeds serves as one of the strongest indicators of bacterial constituents of the gut system. This contribution to the host’s microbiome is significant for the packrat as the gut microbiome has symbiotic roles in digestion, recycling endogenous nitrogen, and the detoxification of dietary toxins.