Alston s Cotton Rat vs Gray-leaf Cherry

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Prunus canescens

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Gray-leaf Cherry is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Gray-leaf Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Sigmodon	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Prunus canescens

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-leaf Cherry

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Gray-leaf Cherry
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-leaf Cherry

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.