Alston s Cotton Rat vs Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Sigmodon ochrognathus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat
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 same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus same	Sigmodon	Sigmodon
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Sigmodon ochrognathus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Yellow-nosed 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.

Yellow-nosed 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.