Alston s Cotton Rat vs cortinaria mortal, cortinaria de montaña

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Cortinarius orellanus

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while cortinaria mortal, cortinaria de montaña is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	cortinaria mortal, cortinaria de montaña
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Cortinarius
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Cortinarius orellanus

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

cortinaria mortal, cortinaria de montaña

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	cortinaria mortal, cortinaria de montaña
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.

cortinaria mortal, cortinaria de montaña

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.