Sigmodon arizonae

Mearns, 1890

Arizona 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 : Sigmodon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Mearns, E.A. 1890-02-21. Description of supposed new species and subspecies of mammals, from Arizona. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2(20):277-307.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898751

Original name as described

Sigmodon hispidus arizonae

Other common names

Colorado River Cotton Rat

Type material

AMNH MO-1841, AMNH MS-2370

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-1841 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2370

Type locality

"Fort Verde." Corrected by D. F. Hoffmeister in 1986 to "Bell's Ranch, 3 mi [= 7.6 km] SE Camp Verde, Yavapai Co., Arizona," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(AZ,CA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002743

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Sigmodon hispidus arizonae

Mearns, 1890

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

arizonae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-1841, AMNH MS-2370

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-1841 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2370

Authority page

287

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898751

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Sigmodon hispidus cienegae

A. B. Howell, 1919

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cienegae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 7813 (= Howell collection 1531) (= UCLA Mammals 624)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-624 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-7813

Authority page

161

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3335163

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Sigmodon hispidus plenus

E. A. Goldman, 1928

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

plenus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181086

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f2a40694-e709-4aa0-a1c4-a2cb7d381b92

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645640

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Sigmodon hispidus jacksoni

E. A. Goldman, 1918

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

jacksoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:214121

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fb6225af-b29d-4673-a8e2-08355a41df14

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332022

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Sigmodon hispidus major

V. O. Bailey, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:96275

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31005c631-7a78-4483-830d-0cfdae4217f5

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365010

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Sigmodon arizonae

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

arizonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

154

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20211) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20211) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002743) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20211/22355540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sigmodon arizonae cienegae

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cienegae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

402

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Sigmodon arizonae major

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

402

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Sigmodon arizonae plenus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

plenus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

402

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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