Alston s Cotton Rat vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cricetidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Diphylla
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
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.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela