Arizona Woodrat vs Mat Spiderhead

Neotoma devia compared with Serruria viridifolia

Key Differences

• Arizona Woodrat is Least Concern while Mat Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Woodrat	Mat Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Cricetidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Neotoma	Serruria
Species	Neotoma devia	Serruria viridifolia

Conservation Status

Arizona Woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Mat Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Woodrat	Mat Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mat Spiderhead

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.