Alston s Cotton Rat vs Persistent Trillium

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Trillium persistens

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Persistent Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Persistent Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Trillium
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Trillium persistens

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Persistent Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Persistent Trillium
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.

Persistent Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.