Arizona Cotton Rat vs Winged false buttonweed

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Spermacoce alata

Key Differences

• Arizona Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Winged false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Winged false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Sigmodon	Spermacoce
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Spermacoce alata

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Winged false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Winged false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.