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New World mice

Sigmodontinae

KingdomAnimaliaanimal kingdom
- ClassMammaliamammals
  - OrderRodentiarodents
    Rodentia: information (1)
    Rodentia: pictures (343)
    Rodentia: specimens (187)
    - SuborderMyomorphamice, rats, gerbils, and relatives
      Myomorpha: information (2)
      Myomorpha: pictures (110)
      Myomorpha: specimens (75)
      - FamilyCricetidaeNew World mice and woodrats, voles, hamsters, and their relatives
        Cricetidae: information (1)
        Cricetidae: pictures (83)
        Cricetidae: specimens (43)
        SubfamilySigmodontinaeNew World mice
        Sigmodontinae: pictures (2)
        Sigmodontinae: specimens (8)
        SpeciesOryzomys couesiCoues's rice rat
        Oryzomys couesi: information (1)
        SpeciesSigmodon hispidushispid cotton rat
        Sigmodon hispidus: information (1)
        Sigmodon hispidus: pictures (1)

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