Arizona Cotton Rat vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Large Short-tailed Rat
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	Nesomyidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Brachyuromys
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Cotton Rat and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Short-tailed Rat

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.