Alston's cotton rat
Species of rodent
Alston's cotton rat | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Sigmodon |
Species: | S. alstoni |
Binomial name | |
Sigmodon alstoni Thomas, 1881 |
Alston's cotton rat (Sigmodon alstoni) is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela, where it inhabits lowland savannas.[1]
References
- ^ a b Patton, J.; Weksler, M.; Delgado, C.; Rivas, B.; Aguillera, M. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sigmodon alstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20210A115157557. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20210A22355609.en. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
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