Alston s Cotton Rat vs toadtree

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Tabernaemontana elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	toadtree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Tabernaemontana
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Tabernaemontana elegans

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

toadtree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	toadtree
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.

toadtree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.