Alston s Cotton Rat vs Fish-bone Cassia
Sigmodon alstoni compared with Chamaecrista mimosoides
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Alston s Cotton Rat | Fish-bone Cassia |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals) | Plantae (Plants) |
| Phylum | Chordata (Chordates) | Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) |
| Class | Mammalia (Mammals) | Magnoliopsida (Dicots) |
| Order | Rodentia (Rodents) | Fabales (Legumes & Allies) |
| Family | Cricetidae | Fabaceae |
| Genus | Sigmodon | Chamaecrista |
| Species | Sigmodon alstoni | Chamaecrista mimosoides |
Conservation Status
Alston s Cotton Rat
LC — Least ConcernFish-bone Cassia
LC — Least ConcernPhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Alston s Cotton Rat | Fish-bone Cassia |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Alston s Cotton Rat
Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.
Fish-bone Cassia
Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.
Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).
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.
Fish-bone Cassia
No description available.
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