Alston s Cotton Rat vs Firetree

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Firetree
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Fagales (壳斗目)
Family	Cricetidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Morella
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Firetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Firetree
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.

Firetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.