Alston s Cotton Rat vs Toromiro

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Sophora toromiro

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Toromiro is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Toromiro
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Sophora
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Sophora toromiro

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Toromiro

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Toromiro
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.

Toromiro

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.