Alston s Cotton Rat vs goldflower

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Hypericum moserianum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	goldflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Hypericum
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Hypericum moserianum

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

goldflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	goldflower
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.

goldflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Belgium.

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.