Alston s Cotton Rat vs Sisonte Colilargo

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Mimus longicaudatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Sisonte Colilargo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (paseriformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Mimidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Mimus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Mimus longicaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Sisonte Colilargo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Sisonte Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Sisonte Colilargo
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.

Sisonte Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway.

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.