Arizona Woodrat vs broadleaf milkweed

Neotoma devia compared with Asclepias latifolia

Key Differences

• Arizona Woodrat is Least Concern while broadleaf milkweed is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Woodrat	broadleaf milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Neotoma	Asclepias
Species	Neotoma devia	Asclepias latifolia

Conservation Status

Arizona Woodrat

LC — Least Concern

broadleaf milkweed

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Woodrat	broadleaf milkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

broadleaf milkweed

Habitat

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

Arizona Woodrat

The Arizona Woodrat, Neotoma devia, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

broadleaf milkweed

The Broadleaf Milkweed (Asclepias latifolia) is a species in the genus Asclepias. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.