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.[1]
| Alston's cotton rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Sigmodon |
| Species: | S. alstoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Sigmodon alstoni Thomas, 1881
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References edit
- ^ a b Patton, J.; Weksler, M.; Delgado, C.; Rivas, B.; Aguillera, M. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sigmodon alstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20210A115157557. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20210A22355609.en. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
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