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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Tawny Bellied Cotton Rat

For Students 4th - 8th
The tawny-bellied cotton rat is the largest of the Sigmodon species, and dominates other cotton rats where more than one species occurs. Its back fur has a speckled, "salt and pepper" look, and its underparts are buff-colored, giving it...