Alston s Cotton Rat vs Hammer sedge

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Carex hirta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Hammer sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Rodentia (قوارض)	Poales (قبئيات)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Carex
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Carex hirta

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Hammer sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Hammer sedge
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.

Hammer sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.