Alston s Cotton Rat vs Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Dasypus pilosus

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Hairy Long-nosed 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	Dasypus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Dasypus pilosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Hairy Long-nosed 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.

Hairy Long-nosed 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.