Alston s Cotton Rat vs Great Balkhan Brush-tailed Mouse

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Calomyscus mystax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Great Balkhan Brush-tailed Mouse
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 same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Cricetidae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Calomyscus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Calomyscus mystax

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Great Balkhan Brush-tailed Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (啮齿目)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Great Balkhan Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Great Balkhan Brush-tailed Mouse
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.

Great Balkhan Brush-tailed Mouse

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.