Alston s Cotton Rat vs devil's-fig

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Solanum asperolanatum

Key Differences

Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while devil's-fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	devil's-fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Solanum
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Solanum asperolanatum

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

devil's-fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	devil's-fig
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's-fig

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and India.

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.