The white-eared cotton rat (Sigmodon leucotis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of White-eared cotton rat being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sigmodon mascotensis
- Sigmodon arizonae
- Sigmodon ochrognathus
- Sigmodon hispidus
- Arvicanthis niloticus
- Lemniscomys rosalia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Genus
- Sigmodon
- Species
- Sigmodon leucotis
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