Alston s Cotton Rat vs Veatch's dodder

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Cuscuta
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Veatch's dodder
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.

Veatch's dodder

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.