Alston s Cotton Rat vs Trauer-Weide

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Salix babylonica

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Trauer-Weide is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Trauer-Weide
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Salix
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Salix babylonica

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Trauer-Weide

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Trauer-Weide
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.

Trauer-Weide

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Tonga), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia