Alston s Cotton Rat vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Blarina hylophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
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	Soricidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Blarina
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Blarina hylophaga

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
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.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

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.