Sigmodon hispidus - #2490
Hispid Cotton Rat
Less than 12 hrs old; born in trap overnight.
Geographic Distribution
SE USA, from S Nebraska to C Virginia and south to SE Arizona and peninsular Florida; NW Chihuahua to N Tamaulipas, south through interior México at least to C Zacatecas and W San Luis Potosà (southern limits with respect to S. mascotensis and S. toltecus need reverification)
Order/Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Sigmodon
Specific Epithet
hispidus
Image Location
USA, Kansas, Barton co., Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area
Image Date
15 August 2012
Photographer
BM Zinke