Arizona Woodrat vs Mountain Water Rat

Neotoma devia compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Arizona Woodrat is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Woodrat	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Neotoma	Baiyankamys
Species	Neotoma devia	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Woodrat and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Arizona Woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Woodrat	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.