Alston s Cotton Rat vs Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Mormopterus jugularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Peters's Wrinkle-lipped 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	Molossidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Mormopterus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Mormopterus jugularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Peters's Wrinkle-lipped 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.

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

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.