Sigmodon (Sigmodon) leucotis Bailey 1902

Sigmodon (Sigmodon) leucotis Bailey 1902, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 15: 115.

Type Locality: México, Zacatecas, Sierra de Valparaíso, 2653 m.

Vernacular Names: White-eared Cotton Rat.

Synonyms: Sigmodon (Sigmodon) amoles Bailey 1902 .

Distribution: Interior México, from SW Chihuahua and S Nuevo Leon to C Oaxaca.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Sigmodon, S. fulviventer species group. See Shump and Baker (1978, Mammalian Species, 96).