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Hispid cotton rat

Sigmodon hispidus

Photo by Maria dB
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Description:

In the Southeast, hispid cotton rats prefer grassy understories of fire-maintained loblolly pine,short-leaf pine and long-leaf pine stands. Hispid cotton rat populations usually exhibit a bimodal breeding season, with peak litter production occurring in late spring and in late summer-early fall.

Habitat:

Mason Farm Biological Reserve

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Mason Farm Biological Reserve

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PublishedMay 22, 2013

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