Alston s Cotton Rat vs Hardhack

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Spiraea tomentosa

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Hardhack is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Hardhack
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	Spiraea
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Spiraea tomentosa

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Hardhack

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Hardhack
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.

Hardhack

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).

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.