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Sigmodontinae
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Definition
: A subfamily of the family MURIDAE comprised of 69 genera. New World mice and rats are included in this subfamily.
for entry term RATS, RICE and other species commonly called "rats" but taxonomically SIGMODONTINAE, do not use the check tag RATS.
Examples
Peromyscus
Other names
Sigmodon; Rats, Rice; Rats, Cotton; Oryzomys; Neotoma; Rice Rats; Rice Rat; Rat, Rice; Rat, Cotton; Cotton Rats; Hesperomyines; Cotton Rat; Hesperomyinae