Alston s Cotton Rat vs Eastern Mole

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Rodentia (قوارض)	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)
Family	Cricetidae	Talpidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Scalopus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alston s Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alston s Cotton Rat

The Alston s Cotton Rat (Sigmodon alstoni) is a species in the genus Sigmodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.