Alston s Cotton Rat vs Java Almond

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Canarium vulgare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Java Almond
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Canarium
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Canarium vulgare

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Java Almond

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Java Almond
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.

Java Almond

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.