Alston s Cotton Rat vs Mexican cottontail

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Lagomorpha (зайцеобразные)
Family	Cricetidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Sigmodon	Sylvilagus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Mexican cottontail
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.

Mexican cottontail

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.