AnAge entry for Sigmodon hispidus

Classification (HAGRID: 02565)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Sigmodon
Species: Sigmodon hispidus
Common name: Hispid cotton rat
Synonyms: Sigmodon berlandieri, Arvicola texiana, Sigmodon hispidus alfredi, Sigmodon hispidus confinis, Sigmodon hispidus eremicus, Sigmodon hispidus exsputus, Sigmodon hispidus floridanus, Sigmodon hispidus insulicola, Sigmodon hispidus komareki, Sigmodon hispidus littoralis, Sigmodon hispidus pallidus, Sigmodon hispidus solus, Sigmodon hispidus spadicipygus, Sigmodon hispidus virginianus

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