Alston s Cotton Rat vs Marbled stingray

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Dasyatis marmorata

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Marbled stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Marbled stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Dasyatis
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Dasyatis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Marbled stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Marbled stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Marbled stingray
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.

Marbled stingray

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.