ADW: Sigmodontinae: PICTURES

SigmodontinaeSouth American rats and mice

- hispid cotton rat
  Sigmodon hispidus
- hispid cotton rat
  Sigmodon hispidus
- hispid cotton rat
  Sigmodon hispidus
- hispid cotton rat
  Sigmodon hispidus
- yellow-nosed cotton rat
  Sigmodon ochrognathus
- ebony akodont
  Thaptomys nigrita
- ebony akodont
  Thaptomys nigrita
- short-tailed cane mouse
  Zygodontomys brevicauda
- short-tailed cane mouse
  Zygodontomys brevicauda
- short-tailed cane mouse
  Zygodontomys brevicauda

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Kingdom Animalia animals
Phylum Chordata chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
Class Mammalia mammals
Order Rodentia rodents
Family Cricetidae New World rats and mice, voles, hamsters, and relatives
Subfamily Sigmodontinae South American rats and mice

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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