pack rat

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pack rat(n = noun.person) magpie, scavenger - someone who collects things that have been discarded by others;

is a kind of hoarder

pack rat(n = noun.animal) bushytail woodrat, neotoma cinerea, packrat, trade rat - any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects;

is a kind of wood-rat, wood rat

is a member of genus neotoma, neotoma

has particulars: dusky-footed woodrat, neotoma fuscipes

pack rat, n.

Any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America, especially Neotoma cinerea, which hoard food and other objects in their nests. [WordNet 1.5]
A person who habitually saves items, even those unlikely to be useful. [PJC]