Alston s Cotton Rat vs Keruing

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Keruing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Keruing
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Dipterocarpus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Keruing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Keruing
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.

Keruing

Habitat

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

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.