The unexpected cotton rat (Sigmodon inopinatus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Ecuador at elevations of 3500 to 4000 m, where it has been found in association with streams and marshes.[1] It is also known as the Ecuadorian cotton rat.
| Unexpected 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. inopinatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sigmodon inopinatus Anthony, 1924
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References
edit- ^ a b Naylor, L.; Roach, N. (2018). "Sigmodon inopinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T20214A22355983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T20214A22355983.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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