Alston s Cotton Rat vs American pygmy shrew

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Sorex hoyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alston s Cotton Rat American pygmy shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (动物界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索动物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳動物) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order Rodentia (啮齿目) Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family Cricetidae Soricidae
Genus Sigmodon Sorex
Species Sigmodon alstoni Sorex hoyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and American pygmy shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

American pygmy shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alston s Cotton Rat American pygmy shrew
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.

American pygmy shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

American pygmy shrew

The American pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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