Alston s Cotton Rat vs Pale-faced Bat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Phylloderma stenops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Cricetidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Phylloderma
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Pale-faced 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.

Pale-faced Bat

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