Alston s Cotton Rat vs Southern Variable Pitohui

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Pitohui uropygialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Southern Variable Pitohui
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Oriolidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Pitohui
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Pitohui uropygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Southern Variable Pitohui share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Southern Variable Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Southern Variable Pitohui
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.

Southern Variable Pitohui

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.