Arizona Cotton Rat vs Gout stalk

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Jatropha podagrica

Key Differences

• Arizona Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Gout stalk is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Gout stalk
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Jatropha
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Jatropha podagrica

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gout stalk

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Gout stalk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gout stalk

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.