The southern plains woodrat is a rodent of dry areas from the southern United States into northern Mexico. It eats cacti and yucca and may store food in its den.
It has large ears, long whiskers, and white feet. The back is gray-buffy, the throat and chest are white, and the mostly hairless tail is two-colored.
It eats cacti and yucca, mesquite fruits, and seeds. It may carry food to its den and store it there.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.