Arizona Cotton Rat vs European hackberry

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Celtis australis

Key Differences

• Arizona Cotton Rat is Least Concern while European hackberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	European hackberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Cannabaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Celtis
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Celtis australis

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

European hackberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	European hackberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

European hackberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Armenia, Cyprus, India), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.