MPABI Collection
UMMZ-PABI-000005785 - Sigmodon hirsutus [Burmeister's Cotton Rat] - DNA/RNA Shield - Colon
Record Details
Catalog Number: UMMZ-PABI-000005785
Modified: 2026-02-24
Recorded By: Guatemala 2025 Quiché
Sex: Female
Life Stage: adult
Reproductive Condition: Pregnant
Other Catalog Numbers: MZ#12325
Organism Remarks: Colon; TL 285 | TaL 119 | HL 35 | E 27 | Mass 115
Field Number: FDS#075
Event Date Start: 2024-08-13
Verbatim Event Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Sampling Protocol: Sherman trap
Continent: North America
Country: Republic of Guatemala
State/Province: Departamento de Chiquimula
County: Municipio de Quezaltepeque
Locality: Aldea las Cebollas, ca. 4.5 km S, 2.5 km E Quezaltepeque (casa cooperativa)
Verbatim Locality: GUATEMALA: Aldea las Cebollas, ca. 4.5 km S, 2.5 km E Quezaltepeque, Chiquimula, 1525 m, ca. 14.590407 N, -89.416631 W (casa cooperativa)
Minimum Elevation in Meters: 1525.0
Decimal Latitude: 14.590407
Decimal Longitude: -89.416631
Verbatim Coordinates: 14.590407 N, -89.416631 W
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Georeference Protocol: Handheld GPS
Identifications
Current Identification:
Identified By: Ordóñez-Garza, Nicté; Pérez-Consuegra, Sergio
Date Identified: 2024-08-13
Scientific Name: Sigmodon hirsutus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Sigmodon
Specific Epithet: hirsutus
Taxon Rank: Species
Common Name: Burmeister's Cotton Rat