Alston s Cotton Rat vs Toothed dock

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Rumex dentatus

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Toothed dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Toothed dock
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные)
Family	Cricetidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Rumex
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Rumex dentatus

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Toothed dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Toothed dock
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.

Toothed dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Pakistan, Qatar), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, Mexico, United States).

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.