Sigmodon hispidus - #3823

Hispid Cotton Rat
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 Potosí (southern limits with respect to S. mascotensis and S. toltecus need reverification)

Order/Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Sigmodon
Specific Epithet
hispidus
Image Location
USA, FL, Dade co., Zoo Miami
Image Date
18 June 2015
Photographer
DG Huckaby