Alston s Cotton Rat vs sharp-ribbed door snail

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Clausilia cruciata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	sharp-ribbed door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Cricetidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Clausilia
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Clausilia cruciata

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and sharp-ribbed door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

sharp-ribbed door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	sharp-ribbed door snail
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.

sharp-ribbed door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.