Arizona Cotton Rat vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Chiropodomys major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sigmodon	Chiropodomys
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Chiropodomys major

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Cotton Rat and Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

View Order: Rodentia

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

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.