Alston s Cotton Rat vs Long-range Firefly

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Pyractomena dispersa

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Long-range Firefly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Long-range Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Sigmodon	Pyractomena
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Pyractomena dispersa

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Long-range Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Long-range Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Long-range Firefly
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.

Long-range Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.