Alston s Cotton Rat vs Devilshead

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Echinocactus horizonthalonius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Devilshead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Echinocactus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Echinocactus horizonthalonius

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Devilshead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Devilshead
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.

Devilshead

Habitat

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

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.