Sigmodontomys alfari
Species of rodent
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Sigmodontomys |
| Species: | S. alfari |
| Binomial name | |
| Sigmodontomys alfari J.A. Allen, 1897 | |
