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The Key Largo Woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli), is a medium-sized rat found in the northern one third area of Key Largo, Florida, in the United States. It is currently on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered species. The rat grows to 260 grams and feeds on fruit, leaves and buds. It has a gray-brown back and white belly, chest, and throat, and a hairy tail. Only 6,500 animals were thought to remain in North Key Largo in the late 1980s. It is a subspecies of the Florida Woodrat (Neotoma floridana).
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