Alston s Cotton Rat vs hooked threadwort

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Cephaloziella uncinata

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while hooked threadwort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	hooked threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Cephaloziella
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Cephaloziella uncinata

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

hooked threadwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	hooked threadwort
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.

hooked threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.