Alston s Cotton Rat vs Sumatran orangutan

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family	Cricetidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Sigmodon	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Pongo abelii

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Sumatran orangutan share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Sumatran orangutan
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.

Sumatran orangutan

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.