Alston s Cotton Rat vs Black Bent

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Agrostis gigantea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alston s Cotton Rat Black Bent
Kingdom Animalia (동물) Plantae (식물)
Phylum Chordata (척삭동물) Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class Mammalia (포유류) Liliopsida (백합강)
Order Rodentia (설치류) Poales (벼목)
Family Cricetidae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Sigmodon Agrostis
Species Sigmodon alstoni Agrostis gigantea

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alston s Cotton Rat Black Bent
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Alston s Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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