| Peruvian cotton rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Rodentia | 
| Family: | Cricetidae | 
| Genus: | Sigmodon | 
| Subgenus: | Sigmodon | 
| Species group: | S. fulviventer | 
| Species: | S. peruanus | 
| Binomial name | |
| Sigmodon peruanus J.A. Allen, 1897 | |
The Peruvian cotton rat (Sigmodon peruanus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.