Alston s Cotton Rat vs Devil's Tooth

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)
Family	Cricetidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Hydnellum
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Devil's Tooth
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.

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.