Alston s Cotton Rat vs Lobo-marino californiano

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Zalophus californianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Lobo-marino californiano
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Cricetidae	Otariidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Zalophus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Zalophus californianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Lobo-marino californiano share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lobo-marino californiano

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Lobo-marino californiano
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.

Lobo-marino californiano

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.

Lobo-marino californiano

The California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is a species in the genus Zalophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.