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Rodentiarodents
Identification
Sigmodon ochrognathus (yellow-nosed cotton rat)
Date Taken
July, 2007
Location
Madrea Canyon, Arizona
Caption
Yellownose cotton rat
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- Anatomy
- Coloration/Patterning :: Cryptic
- Behaviors
- Feeding Behaviors :: Grazing/Browsing
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Type
- Photo
Contributors
Steve Hinshaw (photographer; copyright holder; identification)
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Mammalia mammals
- Order Rodentia rodents
Related Taxa
- Family Abrocomidae chinchilla rats
- Family Anomaluridae scaly-tailed squirrels
- Family Aplodontiidae mountain beaver
- Family Bathyergidae blesmoles and mole rats
- Family Capromyidae West Indian hutias
- Family Castoridae beavers
- Family Caviidae cavies
- Family Chinchillidae chinchillas and viscachas
- Family Ctenodactylidae gundis
- Family Ctenomyidae tuco-tucos
- Family Cuniculidae pacas
- Family Dasyproctidae acuchis and agoutis
- Family Dinomyidae pacarana
- Family Dipodidae birch mice, jerboas, and jumping mice
- Family Echimyidae spiny rats
- Family Erethizontidae New World porcupines
- Family Geomyidae pocket gophers
- Family Gliridae dormice and hazel mice
- Family Heptaxodontidae giant hutias
- Family Heteromyidae kangaroo rats, pocket mice, and relatives
- Family Hystricidae Old World porcupines
- Superfamily Muroidea mice, rats, gerbils, and relatives
- Family Myocastoridae coypus and nutria
- Family Octodontidae degus, rock rats, and viscacha rats
- Family Pedetidae springhare
- Family Petromuridae dassie rat
- Family Sciuridae squirrels
- Family Thryonomyidae cane rats
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