Beach-Heath vs Ecuadorian Cotton Rat

Hudsonia tomentosa compared with Sigmodon inopinatus

Key Differences

• Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated while Ecuadorian Cotton Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-Heath	Ecuadorian Cotton Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cistaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hudsonia	Sigmodon
Species	Hudsonia tomentosa	Sigmodon inopinatus

Conservation Status

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuadorian Cotton Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach-Heath	Ecuadorian Cotton Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ecuadorian Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.