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Scientific Name
Sigmodon hispidus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sigmodon hispidus Say and Ord, 1825
Park
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (APCO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
hispid cotton rat
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Suborder | Myomorpha |
| Superfamily | Muroidea |
| Family | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus | Sigmodon |
| Subgenus | Sigmodon (Sigmodon) |
| Species | Sigmodon hispidus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/17/2006.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/17/2006.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: May cause damange to crops--Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/17/2006.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
41 observed at APCO (Pagels et al., 2005. NPBIB-606877).; Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/17/2006.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/17/2006.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
41
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Created Date
12/15/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
3/17/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Pagels et al., 2005. NPBIB-606877., Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Burt, W. H. and R. P. Grossenheider. 1980. A field guide to the mammals: North America north of Mexico. Third edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. (2) Merritt, J. F. 1987. Guide to the mammals of Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (3) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. February 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (4) National Biological Information Infrastructure. February 2006. http://www.nbii.gov/index.html.
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