Alston s Cotton Rat vs Large Hook-moss

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Drepanocladus lycopodioides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Large Hook-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amblystegiaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Drepanocladus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Drepanocladus lycopodioides

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Large Hook-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Large Hook-moss
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.

Large Hook-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.