Alston s Cotton Rat vs Window Acraea

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Acraea aglaonice

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Window Acraea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Sigmodon	Acraea
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Acraea aglaonice

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Window Acraea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Window Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Window Acraea
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.

Window Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.