Alston s Cotton Rat vs lesser mouse-deer

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Tragulus javanicus

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while lesser mouse-deer is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	lesser mouse-deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cricetidae	Tragulidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Tragulus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Tragulus javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and lesser mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

lesser mouse-deer

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	lesser mouse-deer
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.

lesser mouse-deer

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.