Alston s Cotton Rat vs Corkscrew Willow

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Salix matsudana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Corkscrew Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Salix
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Salix matsudana

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Corkscrew Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Corkscrew Willow
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.

Corkscrew Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Canada, and United States.

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.