Arizona Cotton Rat vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Herpestes urva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cricetidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Herpestes
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Herpestes urva

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Cotton Rat and Crab-eating Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Crab-eating Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.