Alston s Cotton Rat vs Digitalis

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Digitalis lanata

Key Differences

  • Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Digitalis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alston s Cotton Rat Digitalis
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Cricetidae Plantaginaceae
Genus Sigmodon Digitalis
Species Sigmodon alstoni Digitalis lanata

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Digitalis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alston s Cotton Rat Digitalis
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.

Digitalis

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Digitalis

No description available.

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