Yellow-nosed cotton rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the yellow-nosed cotton rat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sigmodon ochrognathus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the yellow-nosed cotton rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow-nosed cotton rat in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the yellow-nosed cotton rat endangered?

The yellow-nosed cotton rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the yellow-nosed cotton rat?

The yellow-nosed cotton rat (Sigmodon ochrognathus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Sigmodon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the yellow-nosed cotton rat

The yellow-nosed cotton rat (Sigmodon ochrognathus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is native to Mexico and to the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States, where it inhabits mountain grassland, scrub, and pinyon-juniper woodland. It is common over much of its wide range and the IUCN considers it to be of "least concern".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow-nosed cotton rat (revision 1330491927), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1770129 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).