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hispid cotton rat
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cotton rats
Sigmodon
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
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Animalia: maps (42)
Class
Mammalia
mammals
Mammalia: information (1)
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Mammalia: specimens (2905)
Mammalia: sounds (5)
Order
Rodentia
rodents
Rodentia: information (1)
Rodentia: pictures (343)
Rodentia: specimens (187)
Suborder
Myomorpha
mice, rats, gerbils, and relatives
Myomorpha: information (2)
Myomorpha: pictures (110)
Myomorpha: specimens (75)
Family
Cricetidae
New World mice and woodrats, voles, hamsters, and their relatives
Cricetidae: information (1)
Cricetidae: pictures (83)
Cricetidae: specimens (43)
Subfamily
Sigmodontinae
New World mice
Sigmodontinae: pictures (2)
Sigmodontinae: specimens (8)
Genus
Sigmodon
cotton rats
Sigmodon: pictures (2)
Species
Sigmodon alleni
Allen's cotton rat
Species
Sigmodon alstoni
Alston's cotton rat
Species
Sigmodon arizonae
Arizona cotton rat
Species
Sigmodon fulviventer
tawny-bellied cotton rat
Species
Sigmodon hirsutus
southern cotton rat
Species
Sigmodon hispidus
hispid cotton rat
Sigmodon hispidus: information (1)
Sigmodon hispidus: pictures (1)
Species
Sigmodon inopinatus
unexpected cotton rat
Species
Sigmodon leucotis
white-eared cotton rat
Species
Sigmodon mascotensis
Jaliscan cotton rat
Species
Sigmodon ochrognathus
yellow-nosed cotton rat
Sigmodon ochrognathus: pictures (1)
Species
Sigmodon peruanus
Peruvian cotton rat
Species
Sigmodon planifrons
Mihuatlán cotton rat
Species
Sigmodon toltecus
Toltec cotton rat
Species
Sigmodon zanjonensis
montane cotton rat