Hispid cotton rat

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q941564
Hispid cotton rat
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Hispid cotton rat

Summary

Hispid cotton rat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month, #1,530 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hispid cotton rat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hispid cotton rat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Hispid cotton rat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Hispid cotton rat is classified within Sigmodon[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Hispid cotton rat is Sigmodon hispidus[7].
  • Hispid cotton rat's Commons category is recorded as Sigmodon hispidus[8].
  • Hispid cotton rat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sigmodon hispidus[9].
  • Hispid cotton rat's Commons gallery is recorded as Sigmodon hispidus[10].
  • Hispid cotton rat's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[11].
  • Hispid cotton rat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. hispidus'}[12].
  • Hispid cotton rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hispid Cotton Rat'}[13].
  • Hispid cotton rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stachlige Baumwollratte'}[14].
  • Hispid cotton rat's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+6.8'}[15].
  • Hispid cotton rat's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+162.5'}[16].
  • Hispid cotton rat's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+27'}[17].
  • Hispid cotton rat's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.2'}[18].
  • Hispid cotton rat's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[19].
  • Hispid cotton rat's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+6.75'}[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Hispid cotton rat is Sigmodon hispidus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Sigmodon[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hispid Cotton Rat'}[13] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stachlige Baumwollratte'}[14].

Identifiers

Hispid cotton rat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44902[21]. Hispid cotton rat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 42415[22]. Hispid cotton rat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328441[23]. Hispid cotton rat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2438147[24]. Hispid cotton rat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180349[25].

Why It Matters

Hispid cotton rat ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month, #1,530 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Sigmodon hispidus. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Sigmodon hispidus. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Sigmodon hispidus. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . Sigmodon hispidus. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4m ago · Jfpierce · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'avk', 'bg', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es'
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i47844
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 02341374-n
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  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+6.75'}
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+27'}
    Parent taxon → Sigmodon
    Instance of → taxon
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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