Alston s Cotton Rat vs Levant Pincertail

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Onychogomphus macrodon

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Levant Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Levant Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Onychogomphus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Onychogomphus macrodon

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Levant Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Levant Pincertail
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.

Levant Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.