Alston s Cotton Rat vs North American porcupine

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order same	Rodentia (قوارض)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Cricetidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Erethizon
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (قوارض)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.