Arizona Cotton Rat vs Desert Darter

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Sympetrum sinaiticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Desert Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Sympetrum
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Sympetrum sinaiticum

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Cotton Rat and Desert Darter share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Desert Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Desert Darter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.