Alston s Cotton Rat vs Fly

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Coproica ferruginata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Sphaeroceridae
Genus	Sigmodon	Coproica
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Coproica ferruginata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Fly
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.

Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.