Alston s Cotton Rat vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Malayan Free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Mops
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Mops mops

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Malayan Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Malayan Free-tailed 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.

Malayan Free-tailed 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.