Alston s Cotton Rat vs Dafodill

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Narcissus albimarginatus

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Dafodill is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dafodill

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Dafodill
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.

Dafodill

Habitat

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

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.