Alston s Cotton Rat vs Stinking Tutsan

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Hypericum hircinum

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Stinking Tutsan is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Stinking Tutsan
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Malpighiales (Bộ Sơ ri)
Family	Cricetidae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Hypericum
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Hypericum hircinum

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Tutsan

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Stinking Tutsan
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.

Stinking Tutsan

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.