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Alston's cotton rat

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Alston's Cotton Rat
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Sigmomys

Thomas, 1901
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S. alstoni
Binomial name
Sigmodon alstoni
Thomas, 1881

Alston's Cotton Rat, Sigmodon alstoni, is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela, where it inhabits lowland savannas.[1]

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