Alston s Cotton Rat vs Sagüi

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Mico marcai

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Sagüi is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Sagüi
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	Mico
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Mico marcai

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Sagüi

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Sagüi
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.

Sagüi

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.