Sigmodon mascotensis
J. A. Allen, 1897
West Mexican 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
Allen, J.A. 1897-03-15. Further notes on mammals collected in Mexico by Dr. Audley C. Buller, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 9(5):47-58.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046633Original name as described
Sigmodon mascotensis
Other common names
Jaliscan Cotton Rat
Type material
AMNH MO-6655, AMNH MS-8321
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Mascota, Mineral San Sebastián, 1006 m, Jalisco, Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Mexico
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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