wood rat

any of various small short-tailed rodents of the Northern Hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)

北半球産の小型で短い尾を持つ様々なげっ歯類；背側が灰色で腹側が白い柔らかい毛皮、毛に覆われた尾、大きな耳を持つ；一部はライム病媒介ダニ（イクソデス・パシフィカスおよびイクソデス・スカプラリス）の宿主となる