Alston s Cotton Rat vs North American Badger

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	North American Badger
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	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Sigmodon	Taxidea
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

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.