Sigmodontomys alfari, also known as the short-tailed sigmodontomys,[1][2] Alfaro's rice water rat,[1] Cana rice rat,[3] or Allen's rice rat,[4] is a species of rodent in the subfamily Sigmodontinae of family Cricetidae. It is found from Honduras through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama into South America, where it occurs from Venezuela through Colombia to Ecuador.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Sigmodontomys |
| Species: | S. alfari
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| Binomial name | |
| Sigmodontomys alfari J.A. Allen, 1897
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References edit
- ^ a b c d Anderson, R.P.; Tirira, D.; Samudio, R.; Timm, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sigmodontomys alfari". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20221A115158143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20221A22389110.en. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
- ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004
- ^ Jones and Engstrom, 1986
Literature cited edit
- Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven: A & C Black. ISBN 0-7136-6021-X
- Jones, J.K., Jr. and Engstrom, M.D. 1986. Synopsis of the rice rats (genus Oryzomys) of Nicaragua. Occasional Papers, The Museum, Texas Tech University 103:1–23.
- Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
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