Alston s Cotton Rat vs Pichico común

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Leontocebus nigrifrons

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Pichico común
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	Callitrichidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Leontocebus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Leontocebus nigrifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Pichico común share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pichico común

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Pichico común
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.

Pichico común

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.