Alston's cotton rat
| Alston's cotton rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Sigmodon |
| Subgenus: | Sigmomys Thomas, 1901 |
| Species: | S. alstoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Sigmodon alstoni Thomas, 1881 | |
Alston's cotton rat, Sigmodon alstoni, is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela, where it inhabits lowland savannas.[1]
References
- 1 2 Patton, J., Weksler, M., Delgado, C., Rivas B. & Aguillera, M. (2008). "Sigmodon alstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
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