Arizona Cotton Rat vs Devil weed

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

• Arizona Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Devil weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Sargassum
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Devil weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, and United States.

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.