Arizona Cotton Rat vs Panicled Bulrush

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Scirpus microcarpus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Panicled Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Scirpus
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Scirpus microcarpus

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Panicled Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Panicled Bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panicled Bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Japan, Norway, and United States.

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.