Hispid cotton rat
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The hispid cotton rat is a rodent species long thought to occur in parts of South America, Central America, and southern North America. However, recent taxonomic revisions, based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data, have split this widely... Wikipedia
Mass: 5.6 oz
Trophic level: Omnivorous
Scientific name: Sigmodon hispidus
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing)
Family: Cricetidae
Class: Mammalia
Domain: Eukaryota
Source: Encyclopedia of Life