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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Sigmodon hispidus | Hispid Cotton Rat 


ABBREVIATION : 
SIHI

COMMON NAMES : 
   hispid cotton rat
   cotton rat


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the hispid cotton rat is
Sigmodon hispidus Say and Ord.  It is a member of the family Muridae
subfamily Cricetinae.  There are currently 25 accepted subspecies
including the type subspecies [20].



ORDER : 
Rodentia

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, December 1995


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1995. Sigmodon hispidus. In: Remainder of Citation

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