Sigmodon alstoni
(O. Thomas, 1881)
Groove-toothed Cotton Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Sigmodontini |
| Genus | : Sigmodon |
| Subgenus | : Sigmomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1881-04. Description of a new species of Reithrodon, with remarks on the other species of the genus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1880(4):691-696.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522913Original name as described
Reithrodon alstoni
Other common names
Alston's Cotton Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1847.6.23.7
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6dae29e8-375b-4974-892f-478a8b4f0474 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6f09f93e-6c30-4138-a623-261c1bb1e159Type locality
Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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