Alston s Cotton Rat vs Thinkadu

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Parashorea stellata

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Thinkadu is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Thinkadu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Parashorea
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Parashorea stellata

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Thinkadu

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Thinkadu
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.

Thinkadu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.