Alston s Cotton Rat vs Solenodon de la Española

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Solenodon paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Solenodon de la Española
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Solenodontidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Solenodon
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Solenodon paradoxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Solenodon de la Española share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Solenodon de la Española

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Solenodon de la Española
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.

Solenodon de la Española

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.