Sigmodon peruanus
J. A. Allen, 1897
Peruvian 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. 1897-04-26. On a small collection of mammals from Peru, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 9(8):115-119.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046701Original name as described
Sigmodon peruanus
Type material
AMNH MO-10110, AMNH MS-11818
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Trujillo, Libertad, Peru.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Ecuador · Peru
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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