Allen's cotton rat
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Allen's cotton rat | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Sigmodon |
Species: | S. alleni
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Binomial name | |
Sigmodon alleni Bailey, 1902
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Allen's cotton rat (Sigmodon alleni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is endemic to western Mexico, where its distribution extends from Sinaloa to Oaxaca.[1] The formerly recognized S. planifrons and S. vulcani are now considered conspecific with S. alleni by the IUCN.[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
- ^ a b c d de Grammont, P.C.; Cuarón, A.D. (2018). "Sigmodon alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T115591937A22355693. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T115591937A22355693.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1174. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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