Alston s Cotton Rat vs Tawny-bellied Cotton Rat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Sigmodon fulviventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Tawny-bellied 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 fulviventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Tawny-bellied Cotton Rat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sigmodon.

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Tawny-bellied Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Tawny-bellied 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.

Tawny-bellied Cotton 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.