Sigmodon (Sigmodon) inopinatus Anthony 1924

Sigmodon (Sigmodon) inopinatus Anthony 1924, Am. Mus . Novit., 114: 3.

Type Locality: Ecuador, Chimborazo Prov., Mt Chimborazo, Urbina, 11,400 ft (3474 m).

Vernacular Names: Ecuadorian Cotton Rat.

Distribution: Known only from high Andes in Azuay and Chimborazo provinces, Ecuador.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Sigmodon ( S. fulviventer species group?). Lumped under S. hispidus by Cabrera (1961), following the footnoted opinion of Hershkovitz (1955 a), but distinctive morphology reasserted and species reinstated by Voss (1992).