Sigmodon alstoni Thomas 1880 (cotton rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Belongs to Sigmodon according to Thomas 1880

Sister taxa: Sigmodon bakeri, Sigmodon chonensis, Sigmodon curtisi, Sigmodon hispidus, Sigmodon hudspethensis, Sigmodon libitinus, Sigmodon lindsayi, Sigmodon minor, Sigmodon ochrognathus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Fundo Pecuario Masaguaral (Quaternary of Venezuela)

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