Alston s Cotton Rat vs Jumping spider

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Pseudeuophrys lanigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Jumping spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Cricetidae	Salticidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Pseudeuophrys
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Pseudeuophrys lanigera

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Jumping spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Jumping spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Jumping spider
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.

Jumping spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (15 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.