Alston s Cotton Rat vs Malayan civet

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Cricetidae	Viverridae
Genus	Sigmodon	Viverra
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

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.