Alston s Cotton Rat vs Cambodian Striped Squirrel

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Tamiops rodolphii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Cambodian Striped Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sigmodon	Tamiops
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Tamiops rodolphii

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Cambodian Striped Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Cambodian Striped Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Cambodian Striped Squirrel
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.

Cambodian Striped Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Cambodian Striped Squirrel

The Cambodian Striped Squirrel (Tamiops rodolphii) is a species in the genus Tamiops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.