Alston s Cotton Rat vs Wild Stonecrop

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Sedum ternatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Wild Stonecrop
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)	Saxifragales (虎耳草目)
Family	Cricetidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Sedum
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Sedum ternatum

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Wild Stonecrop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Wild Stonecrop
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.

Wild Stonecrop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.