Alston s Cotton Rat vs Halmahera Cuckooshrike

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Coracina parvula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Halmahera Cuckooshrike
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Campephagidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Coracina
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Coracina parvula

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Halmahera Cuckooshrike share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Halmahera Cuckooshrike

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Halmahera Cuckooshrike
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.

Halmahera Cuckooshrike

Habitat

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

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.