Alston s Cotton Rat vs Double-striped Bluet

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Enallagma basidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Double-striped Bluet
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Enallagma
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Enallagma basidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Double-striped Bluet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Double-striped Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Double-striped Bluet
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.

Double-striped Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.