Alston s Cotton Rat vs Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Nephelomys auriventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Nephelomys
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Nephelomys auriventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Ecuadorean Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Vista Family: Cricetidae

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
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.

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.