Alston s Cotton Rat vs Mountain Saffron

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Cricetidae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Solorina
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Mountain Saffron
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.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.