Arizona Cotton Rat vs Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Atherurus macrourus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Hystricidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Atherurus
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Atherurus macrourus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Cotton Rat and Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arizona Cotton Rat

The Arizona Cotton Rat, Sigmodon arizonae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.