Least ConcernNine-banded Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus
One of the 11 rats on WAnimals
Mammals · Rodentia · Cricetidae
Sigmodon hispidus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The hispid cotton rat is one of the most abundant rodents in the southern United States, Mexico and Central America. It lives in dense grassland and along field edges, where it opens small runways through the grass and builds nests of plant material. It breeds at an extraordinary rate: females can conceive again on the very day they give birth, and the young are fertile at six weeks. It is the mainstay of the diet of the region's raptors, snakes and small carnivores.
Weight
100 g – 225 g
Size
12 cm – 20 cm
Life expectancy
2 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Sigmodon hispidus
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 54.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Hispid Cotton Rat — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about hispid cotton rat.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
