NPSpecies

Sanford-Yake (Hutchinson County) on October 22, 2002; Killebrew (1977) and Yancey et al. (1998) collected hispid cotton rats from Bonita Creek, Bates Canyon, McBride Canyon (Potter County), Evans Canyon, Blue West, Big Blue Creek (Moore County), Bugbee Canyon, Spring Canyon (Hutchinson County).; Data Source: Patrikeev, M. 2004. Vertebrate Animals of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties, Texas. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Texas for the National Park Service.

Data Source: Patrikeev, M. 2004. Vertebrate Animals of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties, Texas. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Texas for the National Park Service.

Surprisingly rare during 2001-2002 study, however, very common in LAMR in the 1970s and in 1991-1992. According to Davis and Schmidly (1994) Texas populations experience dramatic fluctuation, rising and falling about every ten years with highest densities; Data Source: Patrikeev, M. 2004. Vertebrate Animals of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties, Texas. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Texas for the National Park Service.