Alston s Cotton Rat vs Koford s Akodont

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Akodon kofordi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Koford s Akodont
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Rodentia (грызуны)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Akodon
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Akodon kofordi

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Koford s Akodont share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Koford s Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Koford s Akodont
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.

Koford s Akodont

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.