Alston s Cotton Rat vs Fall Boneset

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Eupatorium serotinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Fall Boneset
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sigmodon	Eupatorium
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Eupatorium serotinum

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fall Boneset

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Fall Boneset
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.

Fall Boneset

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Canada, Sweden, and 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.