Alston s Cotton Rat vs hispid cotton rat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Sigmodon hispidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	hispid cotton rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus same	Sigmodon	Sigmodon
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Sigmodon hispidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and hispid cotton rat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sigmodon.

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Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

hispid cotton rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	hispid cotton rat
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.

hispid cotton rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.