Arizona Cotton Rat vs Dwarf eelgrass

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Zostera japonica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arizona Cotton Rat Dwarf eelgrass
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Cricetidae Zosteraceae
Genus Sigmodon Zostera
Species Sigmodon arizonae Zostera japonica

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arizona Cotton Rat Dwarf eelgrass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf eelgrass

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Laos, Norway, 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.

Dwarf eelgrass

No description available.

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