Alston's cotton rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Genus: | Sigmodon |
Subgenus: |
Sigmomys Thomas, 1901 |
Species: | S. alstoni |
Binomial name | |
Sigmodon alstoni Thomas, 1881 |
Alston's cotton rat, Sigmodon alstoni, is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela, where it inhabits lowland savannas.