Alston s Cotton Rat vs Bemaraha Woolly Lemur

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Avahi cleesei

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Bemaraha Woolly Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Bemaraha Woolly Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Indriidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Avahi
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Avahi cleesei

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Bemaraha Woolly Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Bemaraha Woolly Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Bemaraha Woolly Lemur
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.

Bemaraha Woolly Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Bemaraha Woolly Lemur

The Bemaraha Woolly Lemur (Avahi cleesei) is a species in the genus Avahi. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.