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Sigmodon hispidus
Hispid Cotton Rat
Authorship: Say and Ord
Description & Notes
Collection Information
Field Number
[Brewer, 2004, 2007]
Records
it was observed at Red Tank by H. Brewer (UTEP); 12 November 2023 at the Rio Grande [The Box] by V. Mata-Silva, M. Montoya, and A. Rocha (UTEP) (Video).
Recent Observations
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IMRS Observation
jesshuang512
Sep 17, 2023
Hudspeth County, TX, USA
gthang
May 1, 2024
NW 21st Ave, Ocala, FL, US
joelfunk
Sep 8, 2026
Meadow Brook Cir, Siloam Springs, AR, US
wild-about-texas
Jul 18, 2026
Mission, TX, USA