Arizona Cotton Rat vs Dingy Drill

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Dichrorampha sedatana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Dingy Drill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Dichrorampha
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Dichrorampha sedatana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dingy Drill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Dingy Drill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dingy Drill

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.