Alston s Cotton Rat vs Needle Juniper

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Juniperus rigida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Needle Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Juniperus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Juniperus rigida

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Needle Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Needle Juniper
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.

Needle Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.