Alston s Cotton Rat vs Forked Aster

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Forked Aster
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	Eurybia
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Forked Aster
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.

Forked Aster

Habitat

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

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.