Sigmodon hirsutus - #4341
Burmeister's Cotton Rat
Captured in Venezuela, Aragua state, Maracay, Veterinary Research Institute. Identified by JL Patton.
Geographic Distribution
Nicaragua to C Panamá, Central America; in South America to N Colombia and N Venezuela; northern limits uncertain.
Order/Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Sigmodon
Specific Epithet
hirsutus
Image Date
4 January 1990
Photographer
RD Lord