Alston s Cotton Rat vs Zarzabacoa dulce

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Desmodium glabrum

Key Differences

Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Zarzabacoa dulce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Zarzabacoa dulce
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	Desmodium
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Desmodium glabrum

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Zarzabacoa dulce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Zarzabacoa dulce
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.

Zarzabacoa dulce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

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.