Sigmodon hispidus
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Description: English: Hispid Cotton Rats (Sigmodon hispidus) clip vegetation to gain access to food that is out of reach. Here, the Cotton Rat is foraging on sunflower seeds. This individual was located at Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area in Barton County, Kansas. Date: 21 October 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Scott W. Schmidt.
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- Sigmodon
- Sigmodon hispidus (Hispid Cotton Rat)
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