Alston s Cotton Rat vs Pea Withe

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Rhynchosia reticulata

Key Differences

Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Pea Withe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Pea Withe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Rhynchosia
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Rhynchosia reticulata

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pea Withe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Pea Withe
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.

Pea Withe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.