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Sigmodon hispidus
HISPID COTTON RAT
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sigmodon hispidus Say and Ord, 1825
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		HISPID COTTON RAT
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Rodentia, Suborder Myomorpha, Family Cricetidae, Genus Sigmodon, Species Sigmodon hispidus


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		LA: S5
Evidence:		5 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Big Bend National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Biscayne National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Buffalo National River	Canaveral National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Everglades National Park	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Padre Island National Seashore
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Russell Cave National Monument
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Vicksburg National Military Park
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	White Sands National Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	8/9/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/24/2025 11:03:51 AM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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