Southern Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hirsutus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCricetidae (Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies)
- GenusSigmodon (Cotton Rats)
- SpeciesSigmodon hirsutus (Southern Cotton Rat)
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Sumichrast's Vesper Rat
Nyctomys sumichrasti
Short-Nosed Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys brevirostris
Watson's climbing rat
Tylomys watsoni
Variegated Squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus
Central American Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus alfari
Deppe's Squirrel
Sciurus deppei
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Nicaraguan Pocket Gopher
Orthogeomys cherriei
Armored Rat
Hoplomys gymnurus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Southern Cotton Rat at Arenal Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |