Peruvian Cotton Rat vs Southern Cotton Rat

Sigmodon peruanus compared with Sigmodon hirsutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Cotton Rat	Southern Cotton Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus same	Sigmodon	Sigmodon
Species	Sigmodon peruanus	Sigmodon hirsutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Peruvian Cotton Rat and Southern Cotton Rat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sigmodon.

Conservation Status

Peruvian Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Southern Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Cotton Rat	Southern Cotton Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Southern Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.