Arizona Cotton Rat vs White Broom

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Cytisus multiflorus

Key Differences

• Arizona Cotton Rat is Least Concern while White Broom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	White Broom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Cytisus
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Cytisus multiflorus

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

White Broom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	White Broom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Broom

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (India), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.