Alston s Cotton Rat vs Cornflag

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Gladiolus communis

Key Differences

Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Cornflag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Cornflag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Gladiolus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Gladiolus communis

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Cornflag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Cornflag
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.

Cornflag

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Peru).

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.