Interesting Facts
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
()
- (Szalay & McKenna, 1971) McKenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
()
- (Weber, 1904) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Order:
Rodentia
()
- Bowdich, 1821
- Rodents
- Suborder:
Myomorpha
()
- Brandt, 1855
- Infraorder:
Myodonta
()
- (Schaub, in Grassé & Dekeyser, 1955) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superfamily:
Muroidea
()
- Illiger, 1811
- Family:
Muridae
()
- (Illiger, 1811) Gray, 1821
- Subfamily:
Sigmodontinae
()
- Tribe:
Sigmodontini
()
- Genus:
Sigmodon
()
- Say & Ord, 1825
- Specific name:
hispidus
- Subspecies:
chiriquensis
- Scientific name: - Sigmodon hispidus chiriquensis
- Subspecies:
chiriquensis
- Specific name:
hispidus
- Genus:
Sigmodon
(
- Tribe:
Sigmodontini
(
- Subfamily:
Sigmodontinae
(
- Family:
Muridae
(
- Superfamily:
Muroidea
(
- Infraorder:
Myodonta
(
- Suborder:
Myomorpha
(
- Order:
Rodentia
(
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
(
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Sigmodon
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 24 species and subspecies in this genus:
S. alleni (Allen's Cotton Rat) · S. alstoni (Alston's Cotton Rat) · S. arizonae (Arizona Cotton Rat) · S. arizonae arizonae (Arizona Cotton Rat) · S. arizonae jacksoni (Yavapai Cotton Rat) · S. arizonae plenus (Colorado River Cotton Rat) · S. fulviventer (Tawny-Bellied Cotton Rat) · S. fulviventer fulviventer (Tawny-Bellied Cotton Rat) · S. fulviventer goldmani (Hot Springs Cotton Rat) · S. hirsutus (Southern Cotton Rat) · S. hispidus (Hispid Cotton Rat) · S. hispidus eremicus (Insular Hispid Cotton Rat) · S. hispidus exsputus (Hispid Cotton Rat) · S. hispidus hispidus (Hispid Cotton Rat) · S. hispidus insulicola (Insular Cotton Rat) · S. hispidus littoralis (Micco Cotton Rat) · S. inopinatus (Unexpected Cotton Rat) · S. leucotis (White-Eared Cotton Rat) · S. mascotensis (West Mexican Cotton Rat) · S. mascotensis mascotensis (Jaliscan Cotton Rat) · S. ochrognathus (Yellow-Nosed Cotton Rat) · S. peruanus (Peruvian Cotton Rat) · S. planifrons (Miahuatl?n Cotton Rat) · S. toltecus (Toltec Cotton Rat)
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Further Reading
- A check list of mammals of the North American continent, the West Indies and the neighboring seas. 6 1905 Chicago, 1905. url p. 178.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 184, p. 373, p. 529, p. 597.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 78 1935 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 455.
- Ectoparasites of Panama. Rupert L. Wenzel [and] Vernon J. Tipton, editors. Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, 1966. url p. 268, p. 298.
- List of North American land mammals in the United States National Museum, 1911; by Gerrit S. Miller, jr. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1912. url p. 184.
- Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Washington, etc.: Entomological Society of Washington url p. 59, p. 66.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 9.
- Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and financial report of the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents for the year ending June 30. .. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1933-1965. url p. 141.
- Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 69 1921 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 43.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 10177216
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2412514
