Alston s Cotton Rat vs Lang's Red Colobus

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Lang's Red Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Sigmodon	Piliocolobus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Piliocolobus langi

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Lang's Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Lang's Red Colobus
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.

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.