dusky-footed woodrat: host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California
vertebrate: animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
head cabbage: any of several varieties of cabbage having a large compact globular head; may be steamed or boiled or stir-fried or used raw in coleslaw