Arizona Cotton Rat vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sigmodon	Urocitellus
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

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.