Alston s Cotton Rat vs Devil's backbone

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Key Differences

Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Devil's backbone
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Saxifragales (อันดับอัสดง)
Family	Cricetidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Kalanchoe
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Devil's backbone
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.

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

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.