Alston s Cotton Rat vs Northern Ghost Bat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Diclidurus albus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Northern Ghost 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Sigmodon	Diclidurus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Diclidurus albus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Northern Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Northern Ghost 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.

Northern Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.