Alston s Cotton Rat vs Spiny Threadwort

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Cephaloziella
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Spiny Threadwort
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.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.