Arizona Cotton Rat vs marsh arrowgrass

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Triglochin palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	marsh arrowgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Juncaginaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Triglochin
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Triglochin palustris

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

marsh arrowgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	marsh arrowgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh arrowgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada).

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.