Alston s Cotton Rat vs Quirl-Minze

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Mentha verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Quirl-Minze
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Lamiales (Lippenblütlerartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Mentha
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Mentha verticillata

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Quirl-Minze

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Quirl-Minze
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.

Quirl-Minze

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.