Alston s Cotton Rat vs bordered straw

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Heliothis peltigera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	bordered straw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Heliothis
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Heliothis peltigera

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and bordered straw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

bordered straw

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	bordered straw
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.

bordered straw

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Yemen), and Europe (5 countries).

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.

bordered straw

The Bordered straw (Heliothis peltigera) is a species in the genus Heliothis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.