Alston s Cotton Rat vs brown point snail

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	brown point snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (mollusques)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Cricetidae	Aciculidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Acicula
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Acicula fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and brown point snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	brown point snail
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.

brown point snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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.

brown point snail

The Brown Point Snail (Acicula fusca) is a species in the genus Acicula. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.