Alston s Cotton Rat vs Horse-eye Bean

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Mucuna sloanei

Key Differences

Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Horse-eye Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Horse-eye Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Mucuna
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Mucuna sloanei

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Horse-eye Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Horse-eye Bean
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.

Horse-eye Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.