Alston s Cotton Rat vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
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	Cricetidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Brachyuromys
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Lesser Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (грызуны)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Lesser Short-tailed 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.

Lesser Short-tailed 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.