Arizona Woodrat vs Rat tail grass

Neotoma devia compared with Sporobolus elongatus

Key Differences

• Arizona Woodrat is Least Concern while Rat tail grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Woodrat	Rat tail grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Neotoma	Sporobolus
Species	Neotoma devia	Sporobolus elongatus

Conservation Status

Arizona Woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Rat tail grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Woodrat	Rat tail grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rat tail grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu).

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.