Description | The hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) is a rodent species long thought to occur in parts of South America, Central America, and southern North America. However, recent taxonomic revisions, based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data, have split this widely distributed species into three separate species (S. hispidus, S. toltecus, and S. hirsutus). The southern edge of the S. hispidus distribution is likely near the Rio Grande, where it meets the northern distribution of S. toltecus (formerly S. h. toltecus). The northern extent of S. hispidus distribution is to the Platte River in Nebraska and from Arizona to Virginia. Adult size is total length 202–340 mm (7.9–13 in); tail 87–122 mm (3.4-4.8 in), frequently broken or stubbed; hind foot 29–35 mm (1-1.3 in); ear 16–20 mm (0.6-0.9 in); mass 50-250 g (1.7-9 oz). They have been used as laboratory animals.
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Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Sigmodon hispidus |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Sigmodon hispidus |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Sigmodon |
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Common Name | hispid cotton rat |
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Scientific Name | Sigmodon hispidus Say & Ord, 1825 |
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Name Published In | J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia vol.42 p.354 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Sigmodon hispidus | species | belongs to Sigmodon | stated without evidence | Say and Ord, 1825 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 0.78 - 0.13 Ma Pleistocene |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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Diet | herbivore (based on Rodentia) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. |
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Common Name(s) | Hispid Cotton Rat, Rata-algodonera Crespa |
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Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmodon_hispidus |
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Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Sigmodon hispidus spadicipygus Bangs, 1898 | GBIF | subspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Sigmodon hispidus spadicipygus |
Sigmodon hispidus komareki M.C.Gardner, 1948 | GBIF | subspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Sigmodon hispidus komareki |
Sigmodon hispidus eremicus Mearns, 1897 | GBIF | subspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Sigmodon hispidus eremicus |
Sigmodon hispidus pallidus Mearns, 1897 | GBIF | subspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Sigmodon hispidus pallidus |
Sigmodon hispidus littoralis Chapman, 1889 | GBIF | subspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Sigmodon hispidus littoralis |
Sigmodon hispidus alfredi Goldman & M.C.Gardner, 1947 | GBIF | subspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Sigmodon hispidus alfredi |
Sigmodon hispidus virginianus M.C.Gardner, 1946 | GBIF | subspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Sigmodon hispidus virginianus |
Sigmodon berlandieri Baird, 1855 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Sigmodon berlandieri |
Arvicola texiana Audubon & Bachman, 1853 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Arvicola texiana |
Sigmodon hispidus floridanus A.H.Howell, 1943 | GBIF | subspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Sigmodon hispidus floridanus |
Sigmodon hispidus confinis Goldman, 1918 | GBIF | subspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Sigmodon hispidus confinis |
Sigmodon hispidus solus Hall, 1951 | GBIF | subspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Sigmodon hispidus solus |
Sigmodon hispidus exsputus G.M.Allen, 1920 | GBIF | subspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Sigmodon hispidus exsputus |
Sigmodon hispidus insulicola A.H.Howell, 1943 | GBIF | subspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : Sigmodon hispidus insulicola |
Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals |
Dalquest W. W., Roth E. (1970) Late Pleistocene mammals from a cave in Tamaulipas, Mexico, Southwestern Naturalist 15 2, 217-230 |
Kurten B., Anderson E. (1980) , Pleistocene mammals of North America, 1-442 |
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
(1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code - via Catalogue of Life |
(2001) database, Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad - via Catalogue of Life |
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (1992) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing - via Catalogue of Life |
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole (2000) Common Names of Mammals of the World - via Catalogue of Life |
Hall, E. Raymond, 1981: null. The Mammals of North America, 2nd ed., vol. 2. 601-1175. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Superfamily Muroidea. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2. 894-1531. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner (1987) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada: Resource Publication, no. 166 - via Catalogue of Life |
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Superfamily Muroidea: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2 - via Catalogue of Life |
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
Hall, E. Raymond (1981) The Mammals of North America, 2nd ed., vol. 2 - via Catalogue of Life |