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Critter Catalog

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mammals

Local animals in this group:

Additional information:

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New World mice

Sigmodontinae

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hispid cotton rat
Sigmodon hispidus

yellow-nosed cotton rat
Sigmodon ochrognathus

University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

National Science Foundation

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BioKIDS is sponsored in part by the Interagency Education Research Initiative. It is a partnership of the University of Michigan School of Education, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, and the Detroit Public Schools. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant DRL-0628151.
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