Alston s Cotton Rat vs hispid cotton rat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Sigmodon hispidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	hispid cotton rat
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 same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus same	Sigmodon	Sigmodon
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Sigmodon hispidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and hispid cotton rat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sigmodon.

Lihat Genus: Sigmodon

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

hispid cotton rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	hispid cotton rat
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.

hispid cotton rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.