Alston s Cotton Rat vs arrowroot

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Thalia geniculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	arrowroot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salpida (Salpida)
Family	Cricetidae	Salpidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Thalia
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Thalia geniculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and arrowroot share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	arrowroot
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.

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.