Arizona Cotton Rat vs False Dotted Border

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Belenois thysa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	False Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Pieridae
Genus	Sigmodon	Belenois
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Cotton Rat and False Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	False Dotted Border
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.