Alston s Cotton Rat vs Sallow Button

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Acleris hastiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Acleris
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Sallow Button
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.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.