Alston s Cotton Rat vs Gray-flanked Cinclodes

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Cinclodes oustaleti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Gray-flanked Cinclodes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Cinclodes
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Cinclodes oustaleti

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Gray-flanked Cinclodes share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-flanked Cinclodes

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Gray-flanked Cinclodes
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.

Gray-flanked Cinclodes

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.