Alston s Cotton Rat vs Chinese Jumping Mouse

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Eozapus setchuanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Chinese Jumping Mouse
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	Dipodidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Eozapus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Eozapus setchuanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Chinese Jumping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Chinese Jumping Mouse
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.

Chinese Jumping Mouse

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.

Chinese Jumping Mouse

The Chinese Jumping Mouse (Eozapus setchuanus) is a species in the genus Eozapus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.