Alston s Cotton Rat vs Dover Shade

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Cnephasia genitalana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Dover Shade
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Cnephasia
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Cnephasia genitalana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dover Shade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Dover Shade
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.

Dover Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.