Sigmodon Hispidus (Noun)
Meaning
Destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Sigmodon hispidus, commonly known as the hispid cotton rat, causes significant damage to crops and native plant life through its aggressive burrowing behavior.
- Due to their sizeable appetite, populations of Sigmodon hispidus are a constant concern for local farmers throughout Central America.
- These animals tend to follow crop rows making the Sigmodon hispidus, more destructive in agricultural settings.
- Landowners consistently struggle with managing their lands as the extensive tunnels created by Sigmodon hispidus populations can interfere with drainage.
- Sigmodon hispidus rats were trapped in the southern area to prevent further environmental degradation in the sensitive biome.