Alston s Cotton Rat vs Little long-tailed dunnart

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Sminthopsis dolichura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Little long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Dasyuromorphia (Yırtıcı keseliler)
Family	Cricetidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Sigmodon	Sminthopsis
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Sminthopsis dolichura

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Little long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Little long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Little long-tailed dunnart
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.

Little long-tailed dunnart

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.