Alston s Cotton Rat vs Pacific Flying Fox

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alston s Cotton Rat Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Mammalia (mamíferos) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Cricetidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Sigmodon Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Sigmodon alstoni Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Pacific Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alston s Cotton Rat Pacific Flying Fox
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.

Pacific Flying Fox

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.

Pacific Flying Fox

No description available.

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