Alston s Cotton Rat vs Stinking Truffle

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Tuber
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Stinking Truffle
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.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.