Alston s Cotton Rat vs Hollyleaf Cherry

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Prunus ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Hollyleaf Cherry
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)	Rosales (蔷薇目)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Sigmodon	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Prunus ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Hollyleaf Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Hollyleaf Cherry
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.

Hollyleaf Cherry

Habitat

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

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.