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Sigmodontinae MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Sigmodontinae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.635.075.500
Unique ID
D016205
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016205
Annotation
for entry term RATS, RICE and other species commonly called "rats" but taxonomically SIGMODONTINAE, do not use the check tag RATS.
Scope Note
A subfamily of the family MURIDAE comprised of 69 genera. New World mice and rats are included in this subfamily.
Entry Term(s)
Hesperomyinae
Hesperomyines
Neotoma
Oryzomys
Rats, Cotton
Rats, Rice
Sigmodon
Registry Numbers
txid40141
txid42407
txid42414
txid29122
Related Numbers
txid29122
txid42407
txid42414
Previous Indexing
Microtinae (1982-1990)
Rats (1966-1981)
Rodentia (1966-1981)
Public MeSH Note
2006; see HESPEROMYINAE 1991-2005; for NEOTOMA, SIGMODON, and RATS, COTTON see CRICETIDAE 1982-1990
History Note
2006 (1991); for NEOTOMA, SIGMODON, and RATS, COTTON use ARVICOLINAE 1982-1990
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2020/09/02
Sigmodontinae Preferred
Neotoma Narrower
Rats, Cotton Narrower
Sigmodon Narrower
Oryzomys Narrower
Rats, Rice Narrower
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