Alston s Cotton Rat vs Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Macaca leonina

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Northern Pig-tailed Macaque is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
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	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Sigmodon	Macaca
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Macaca leonina

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Northern Pig-tailed Macaque share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
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.

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

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.