Alston s Cotton Rat vs arjun

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Terminalia arjuna

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while arjun is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	arjun
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Combretaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Terminalia
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Terminalia arjuna

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

arjun

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	arjun
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.

arjun

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Cuba and Seychelles.

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.

arjun

The Arjun, Terminalia arjuna, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.