Alston s Cotton Rat vs Little Black Serotine

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Cricetidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Eptesicus
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Eptesicus andinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Little Black Serotine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Little Black Serotine
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.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela