Arizona Woodrat vs Foxtail

Neotoma devia compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Arizona Woodrat is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Woodrat	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Neotoma	Amaranthus
Species	Neotoma devia	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Arizona Woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Woodrat	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.