AnAge entry for Sigmodon hispidus

Classification (HAGRID: 03509)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Sigmodon
Species: Sigmodon hispidus
Common name: Hispid cotton rat

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