Sigmodon hispidus Say and Ord 1825 (hispid cotton rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Belongs to Sigmodon according to Say and Ord 1825
See also Dalquest and Roth 1970 and Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Sigmodon alstoni, Sigmodon bakeri, Sigmodon chonensis, Sigmodon curtisi, Sigmodon hudspethensis, Sigmodon libitinus, Sigmodon lindsayi, Sigmodon minor, Sigmodon ochrognathus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (2 collections), Panama (1), United States (29: Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Texas), Venezuela (1)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence
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