Alston s Cotton Rat vs Remote Spiderhead

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Serruria rostellaris

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Remote Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Remote Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Cricetidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Serruria
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Serruria rostellaris

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Remote Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Remote Spiderhead
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.

Remote Spiderhead

Habitat

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

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.