Arizona Cotton Rat vs Netted Mountain Moth

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Macaria carbonaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Netted Mountain Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Geometridae
Genus	Sigmodon	Macaria
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Macaria carbonaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Cotton Rat and Netted Mountain Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Netted Mountain Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Netted Mountain Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Netted Mountain Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.