Alston s Cotton Rat vs Fiery Squirrel

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sigmodon	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Sciurus flammifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Fiery Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

View Order: Rodentia

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Fiery Squirrel
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.

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.