Alston s Cotton Rat vs Lesser Swamp Frog

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Limnonectes paramacrodon

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Lesser Swamp Frog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Lesser Swamp Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Amphibia (земноводные)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Anura (бесхвостые земноводные)
Family	Cricetidae	Dicroglossidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Limnonectes
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Limnonectes paramacrodon

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Lesser Swamp Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Swamp Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Lesser Swamp Frog
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 Swamp Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.