Alston s Cotton Rat vs Cellar Cup

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Peziza cerea

Key Differences

Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Cellar Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Cellar Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Peziza
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Peziza cerea

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Cellar Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Cellar Cup
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.

Cellar Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.