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Sigmodon hispidus
In the Southeast, hispid cotton rats prefer grassy understories of fire-maintained loblolly pine,short-leaf pine and long-leaf pine stands. Hispid cotton rat populations usually exhibit a bimodal breeding season, with peak litter production occurring in late spring and in late summer-early fall.
Mason Farm Biological Reserve
Spotted on May 12, 2013
Submitted on May 22, 2013
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