Alston s Cotton Rat vs Southern Cotton Rat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Sigmodon hirsutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Southern Cotton Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus same	Sigmodon	Sigmodon
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Sigmodon hirsutus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

表示 Genus: Sigmodon

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Southern Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Southern 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.

Southern Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.