Alston s Cotton Rat vs Asian Badger

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Meles leucurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Asian Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cricetidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Sigmodon	Meles
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Meles leucurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Asian Badger share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Asian Badger
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.

Asian Badger

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.

Asian Badger

Asian badger (Meles leucurus) is a species in the genus Meles. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.