Alston s Cotton Rat vs Maple

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Acer rubrum

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Acer
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Acer rubrum

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Maple
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.

Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.