Alston s Cotton Rat vs Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Philander mondolfii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cricetidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Philander
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Philander mondolfii

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
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.

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela