Allen's cotton rat

Allen's cotton rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Sigmodon
Subgenus: Sigmodon
Species group: S. hispidus
Species: S. alleni
Binomial name
Sigmodon alleni
Bailey, 1902

Allen's cotton rat (Sigmodon alleni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to western Mexico, where its distribution extends from Sinaloa to Oaxaca.[1]

This species lives in tropical and mixed forests. It creates runways in grassy areas and constructs nests out of grass in logs, under rocks, and in clumps of vegetation. It is affected by deforestation in its native range.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 de Grammont, P.C. & Cuarón, A. 2008. Sigmodon alleni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 16 April 2015.

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