Alston's cotton rat

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]

Alston's cotton rat

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Sigmodon
Species:
S. alstoni
Binomial name
Sigmodon alstoni
Thomas, 1881

References

  1. Patton, J.; Weksler, M.; Delgado, C.; Rivas, B.; Aguillera, M. (2008). "Sigmodon alstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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