Alston s Cotton Rat vs Monk Saki

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Pithecia monachus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Monk Saki
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Pithecia
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Pithecia monachus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Monk Saki share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Monk Saki
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.

Monk Saki

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.