Alston s Cotton Rat vs Goat Grass

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Aegilops bicornis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Goat Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sigmodon	Aegilops
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Aegilops bicornis

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Goat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Goat Grass
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.

Goat Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.