Alston s Cotton Rat vs Mygale grise du Mexique

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Aphonopelma pallidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Mygale grise du Mexique
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Araneae (araignée)
Family	Cricetidae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Aphonopelma
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Aphonopelma pallidum

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Mygale grise du Mexique share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mygale grise du Mexique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Mygale grise du Mexique
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.

Mygale grise du Mexique

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.

Mygale grise du Mexique

The Chihuahua Gray (Aphonopelma pallidum) is a species in the genus Aphonopelma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.