Sigmodon planifrons
E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1933
Miahuatlan 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
Nelson, E.W. and Goldman, E.A. 1933-10-26. Three new rodents from southern Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 46:195-198.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34560931Original name as described
Sigmodon planifrons
Type material
USNM:MAMM:71918
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a7f08101-ca65-4dd1-90b4-215bc8162da0Type locality
"Juquila, southwestern Oaxaca, Mexico (altitude 5000 feet [= 1524 m])."
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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