Alston s Cotton Rat vs Potto

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Potto
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)	Primates (灵长目)
Family	Cricetidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Perodicticus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Potto
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.

Potto

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.