Alston s Cotton Rat vs ramsons

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Allium ursinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	ramsons
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Allium
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Allium ursinum

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

ramsons

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	ramsons
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.

ramsons

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.