Alston s Cotton Rat vs Prickly Heath

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Gaultheria
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.