In the northernmost parts of hispid cotton rat range, severe weather is associated with rapid population declines and local extinctions.
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Hispid cotton rats released in areas with no cover homed better than hispid cotton rats released in typical hispid cotton rat habitat.
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Hispid cotton rats released in areas with no cover homed better than hispid cotton rats released in typical hispid cotton rat habitat.
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Hispid cotton rats released in areas with no cover homed better than hispid cotton rats released in typical hispid cotton rat habitat.
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Hispid cotton rat populations are largely sedentary; population density depends mainly on current reproductive effort and not as strongly on immigration.
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In Colorado, hispid cotton rats occupy semimoist areas with abundant grasses and weeds and appear to be restricted to relatively warm areas.
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Endangered mammals found here include the wild water buffalo and the near-endemic hispid hare ( " Caprolagus hispidus " ).
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In Kansas remnant prairie, hispid cotton rat population density was highest in fall and early winter and lowest in spring and early summer.
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The Bengal tiger, clouded leopard, hispid hare and the sloth bear live in the lush tropical lowland and hardwood forests in the south.
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In Florida, sand pine ( " P . clausa " ) scrub has been invaded by hispid cotton rats for short periods.
