Alston s Cotton Rat vs Fat-tailed Jird

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sigmodon	Pachyuromys
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Fat-tailed Jird
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.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.