Alston s Cotton Rat vs garland spiraea

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Spiraea arguta

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while garland spiraea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	garland spiraea
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Rosales (장미목)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Sigmodon	Spiraea
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Spiraea arguta

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

garland spiraea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	garland spiraea
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.

garland spiraea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.