Arizona Cotton Rat vs Thatching grass

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Arizona Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sigmodon	Hyparrhenia
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.