Peruvian cotton rat
| Peruvian cotton rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Sigmodon |
| Species: | S. peruanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sigmodon peruanus J.A. Allen, 1897 | |
The Peruvian cotton rat (Sigmodon peruanus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.