Alston s Cotton Rat vs Greater naked-tailed armadillo

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Cabassous tatouay

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Greater naked-tailed armadillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Cricetidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Cabassous
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Cabassous tatouay

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Greater naked-tailed armadillo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Greater naked-tailed armadillo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Greater naked-tailed armadillo
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.

Greater naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.