Alston s Cotton Rat vs robust iris

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Iris robusta

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while robust iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	robust iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Iris
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Iris robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and robust iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

robust iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	robust iris
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.

robust iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, 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.