Alston s Cotton Rat vs Yeddo Spruce

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Picea jezoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Yeddo Spruce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Sigmodon	Picea
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Picea jezoensis

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Yeddo Spruce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Yeddo Spruce
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.

Yeddo Spruce

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.