Alston s Cotton Rat vs Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Cricetomys gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Northern Giant Pouched 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	Nesomyidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Cricetomys
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Cricetomys gambianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Northern Giant Pouched 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.

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia