Arizona Cotton Rat vs black-bindweed

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Dioscorea communis

Key Differences

• Arizona Cotton Rat is Least Concern while black-bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	black-bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Dioscorea
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Dioscorea communis

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	black-bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Arizona Cotton Rat

The Arizona Cotton Rat, Sigmodon arizonae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.