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Montane cotton rat

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Species of rodent

Montane cotton rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Sigmodon
Species: S. zanjonensis
Binomial name
Sigmodon zanjonensis
Goodwin, 1932

The montane cotton rat (Sigmodon zanjonensis) is a rodent species in the family Cricetidae. It is found in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico and Guatemala. The eastern and southern limits of its range have not yet been determined.

References

  1. Biolib.cz
  2. Reid, Fiona A. (2009). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico: Oxford University Press. London.
Taxon identifiers
Sigmodon zanjonensis


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