Arizona Cotton Rat vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Blarina hylophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arizona Cotton Rat Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Cricetidae Soricidae
Genus Sigmodon Blarina
Species Sigmodon arizonae Blarina hylophaga

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Cotton Rat and Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arizona Cotton Rat Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

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.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

No description available.

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