Alston s Cotton Rat vs Jamaican fruit bat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Cricetidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Artibeus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Jamaican fruit 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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia