Blistered Cup vs Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Peziza vesiculosa compared with Proechimys poliopus

Key Differences

• Blistered Cup is Least Concern while Gray-footed Spiny-rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistered Cup	Gray-footed Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Pezizomycetes (пезизомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Pezizales (пецицевые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Pezizaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Peziza	Proechimys
Species	Peziza vesiculosa	Proechimys poliopus

Conservation Status

Blistered Cup

LC — Least Concern

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistered Cup	Gray-footed Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistered Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blistered Cup

The Blistered Cup (Peziza vesiculosa) is a species in the genus Peziza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.