Alston s Cotton Rat vs fritillary

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Fritillaria meleagris

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	fritillary
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Fritillaria
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Fritillaria meleagris

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	fritillary
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.

fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.