Alston s Cotton Rat vs Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Chiropodomys muroides

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sigmodon	Chiropodomys
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Chiropodomys muroides

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (hewan pengerat)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
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.

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

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.