Alston s Cotton Rat vs Mountain Water Rat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Mountain Water 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	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sigmodon	Baiyankamys
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (hewan pengerat)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Mountain Water 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.

Mountain Water Rat

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.