Alston s Cotton Rat vs Ratón de Nuevo Mexico

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Peromyscus nasutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Ratón de Nuevo Mexico
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	Peromyscus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Peromyscus nasutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Ratón de Nuevo Mexico share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Ratón de Nuevo Mexico

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Ratón de Nuevo Mexico
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.

Ratón de Nuevo Mexico

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.