Alston s Cotton Rat vs Eriphyle Ringlet

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Erebia eriphyle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Eriphyle Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Sigmodon	Erebia
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Erebia eriphyle

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Eriphyle Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Eriphyle Ringlet
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.

Eriphyle Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.

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.