Alston s Cotton Rat vs devil clam

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Cricetidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Tridacna
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	devil clam
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.

devil clam

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.