Sigmodon hispidus - #1177

Hispid Cotton Rat
Side view, S. h. berlandieri
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 M

Order/Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Sigmodon
Specific Epithet
hispidus
Image Location
Luna Co., NM, USA
Image Date
1991
Photographer
R B Forbes