Alston s Cotton Rat vs Fish-stunning Spurge

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Euphorbia piscatoria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Fish-stunning Spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Euphorbia
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Euphorbia piscatoria

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fish-stunning Spurge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Fish-stunning Spurge
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.

Fish-stunning Spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.