Sigmodon hispidus

Say & Ord, 1825

Hispid Cotton Rat

Side view, S. h. berlandieri
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Location:USA, NM, Luna Co.Date taken:Jan 1, 1991Description : Side view, S. h. berlandieri

Distribution :

SE USA, from S Nebraska to C Virginia and south to SE Arizona and peninsular Florida; NW Chihuahua to N Tamaulipas, south through interior México at least to C Zacatecas and W San Luis Potosí (southern limits with respect to S. mascotensis and S. toltecus need reverification)

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1177

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Sigmodontini
Genus : Sigmodon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Say, T. and Ord, G. 1825-04. Description of a new Species of Mammalia, whereon a genus is proposed to be founded. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4(2):352-355.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24655472

Original name as described

Sigmodon hispidum

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

St. John's River, Florida USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(CO, OK, AR, TX, LA, NM, AL, GA, FL, MS, TN, SC, AZ, MO, VA, NC, CA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002746

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 29 names and synonyms.

Arvicola hortensis

(Harlan, 1825)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hortensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3194350

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Sigmodon hispidum

Say & Ord, 1825

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

354

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24655472

Authority publication

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Godman (1825:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68830)
  2. Lesson (1827:284, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207751) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Wagler (1830:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56273)
  4. Giebel (1855:538, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  5. Murray (1866:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Arvicola Hispidus

(Godman, 1826)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165760

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Name usages

Godman (1826:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67021)

Arvicola ferrugineus

(Harlan, 1826)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ferrugineus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30963384

Authority publication

American Journal of Science and Arts

Name usages

De Kay (1842:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2003546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36849)

Lemmus ferrugineus

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ferrugineus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

296

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Fischer (1829:296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Lemmus hispidus

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Fischer (1829:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Hypudæus hispidus

(McMurtrie, 1831)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

434

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28834565

Authority publication

New York

Sigmodon Harlani

Lesson, 1836

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

harlani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

430 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62815113

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Sigmodon hortense

De Kay, 1842

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hortensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2003546

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

De Kay (1842:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2003546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36849)

Sigmodon hispidus

Lesson, 1842

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

148

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Baird (1857:502, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58488270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20633)
  3. Fitzinger (1867:76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  4. Coues (1874:176, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26362026) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15059)
  5. Thomas (1881:692, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522914) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68537)
  6. True (1885:598, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  7. Allen (1890:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10046)
  8. Allen (1891:287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9437)
  9. Thomas (1894:348, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15354)
  10. Allen (1896:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15951)
  11. Alfaro (1897:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)
  12. Trouessart (1897:522, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  13. Bangs (1898:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56756036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20629)
  14. Bailey (1902:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364870) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15146)
  15. Trouessart (1904:412, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  16. Bailey (1905:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)
  17. Goldman (1920:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  18. Allen & Barbour (1923:264, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4774725) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30776)
  19. Harper (1927:354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67783)
  20. Goodwin (1946:406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  21. Hershkovitz (1951:565, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2761772) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37831)
  22. Goodwin (1955:4) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11476)
  23. Lange (1960:449) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66898)
  24. Burt & Stirton (1961:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5545)
  25. Handley (1966:784, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15322)
  26. Anderson (1972:357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
  27. Saunders (1975:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7798166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72477)
  28. Corbet & Hill (1980:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  29. Hall (1981:736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
  30. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  31. Corbet & Hill (1991:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  32. Voss (1992:26, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62240066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2581)
  33. Musser & Carleton (1993:747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  34. Helgen & McFadden (2001:127, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4290608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13228)
  35. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  36. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  37. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  38. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  39. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  40. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002746) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  41. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  42. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20213/115157685) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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